Aspartame is the artificial sweetener that people love to hate. It's also one of the most common alternatives to sugar, found in over 6,000 products and sold as NutraSweet® and Equal®.

Aspartame a methyl ester L-aspartylphenylalanine, is a widely used sweetener. The intake of aspartame was studied in 51 adults 23 of whom were carriers for phenylketonuria (PKU). The study was ...

Aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in low-calorie drinks and sweets, has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a ' possible carcinogen,' raising concerns that it ...

Aspartame (E951) is used in over 6,000 food and beverage products (CCC), including Diet Coke, Fanta Zero and Wrigley’s sugar-free chewing gum. But mounting concerns over the potential health ...

But recent studies have suggested the likes of sucralose and aspartame are not without their own risks. Neotame is a relatively new sweetener in the global market with limited data on its effects ...

A widely used artificial sweetener, aspartame, commonly found in diet beverages, chewing gum, and low-sugar yogurts, may elevate insulin levels, potentially increasing the risk of heart disease ...

A World Health Organization agency has classified aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in diet drinks and low-calorie foods, as possibly carcinogenic to humans. Getty Images How much ...

Billionaire Elon Musk, who heads Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is also a Diet Coke fan, has also made ...

The study, published in Cell Metabolism, was conducted on mice fed aspartame for 12 weeks. The results showed a significant increase in arterial plaque and inflammation levels in these mice compared ...

Aspartame doesn’t have a strong aftertaste ... It is marketed as a table-top sweetener and in tablet form. It is used by food manufacturers in many products, including soft drinks and desserts.

When mice were placed on an aspartame diet, their bodies released ... such as being conducted in mice and testing only one sweetener – it adds weight to the growing body of research urging ...