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Aspartame labelled a ‘potential cancer risk’ – so how many cans of Diet Coke are safe to drink? | UK News
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Aspartame, a sweetener commonly found in diet drinks and chewing gum, has been declared a potential cancer risk by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The sweetener has been listed as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the WHO’s cancer research arm, said there was “limited evidence” aspartame caused cancer…
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Artificial sweetener found in diet soft drinks ‘has unexpected effect on immune system’, study finds | UK News
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A study into an artificial sweetener commonly used in hot drinks and found in diet soft drinks has uncovered an “unexpected effect on the immune system”, scientists say. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London found that consuming a high amount of sucralose lowers activation of T cells – a type of white blood…