s risks. While safety is not a “major concern” at the levels people typically consume aspartame, “potential effects have been described that need to be investigated by more and better studies,” Dr. Francesco Branca, director of the WHO’s nutrition and food ...
"The results of this study might help in understanding the relative toxicity of artificial sweeteners and the potential of negative effects on the gut microbial community as well as the environment. Furthermore, the tested bioluminescent bacterial panel can potentially be used for detectingartificial sw...
Food for thought: Because homeopaths falsely believe that water has a memory and that repeatedly diluting a substance makes the water memory stronger, consider what happened to the H2O downstream of the cookies and aspartame in this experiment when I went to the bathroom after the second video. ...
An entire burgeoning field of toxicology now endorses the role of the endocrine system in the toxic effects of even small doses of chemicals, which can synergize together to wreak havoc in dose ranges as low as parts-per-billion and which regulators still don’t consider in toxicological risk...
Sugar-free candy has some pros and cons when it comes to your health, but the amount of carbohydrates in sugar-free candies may come as a surprise. Some sugar substitutes can have unpleasant side effects, as well. This article explains the different types of sweeteners used in sugar-free ca...
Aspartame has been linked to numerous hazardous side effects including a greater risk of birth defects in women who consume aspartame while pregnant. Aspartame has also been linked to certain cancers (there has been a 300% increase in brain cancers since its release as well as increases in non...
Cracks on the surface of the tongue make it easier for bacteria to hide and grow. A“hairy tongue” can also increase one’s susceptibility to suffering from bad breath. This occurs when the bumps on your tongue, called papillae, are longer than average due to the effects of poor dietary...
Effects on body weight Aspartame contains 4 calories per gram (g), similar to sugar. It is, however,around 200 times sweeter than sugar. This means that only a tiny amount of aspartame is necessary to sweeten foods and drinks. What is the healthiest drink besides water?
Byline: PATRICK STRUDWICKASPARTAME, xylitol and Stevia might sound like Doctor Who villains, but in fact they are sugar substitutes, or sweeteners. Most of us have been consuming them in some form since the first of them, saccharin -- dubbed 'the poor man's sugar' -- was formulated by ...
“We know that these straighteners contain many different chemicals, including endocrine disruptors, and we would expect them to have adverse health effects for hormone sensitive cancers,” she said. Over the course of 11 years, 378 women developed uterine cancer, which primarily affects tissue lini...