At high doses, the metabolites — methanol, phenylalanine, and aspartic acid — are thought to contribute to the onset of cancer by damaging liver cells, interfering with protein function and other chemical reactions in the body. The WHO’s review of aspartame being a possible cancer-causing ...
However, it was later found that the cancer-causing mechanisms in rodents are not applicable to humans. Furthermore, clinical studies conducted since then have shown no association between saccharin consumption and cancer in humans [21]. As a result, in 2000, saccharin was delisted from the ...
New chemical sweeteners (like Splenda) and the sweetener blends (aspartame, sucralose and acesulfame K blended together in one product) may be causing users to show signs of weight gain, disruption of sleep patterns, sexual dysfunction, increases in cancer, MS, Lupus, diabetes, and a list of ...
Sodium benzoate has already been the subject of concern about cancer because when mixed with the additive vitamin C in soft drinks, it causes benzene, a carcinogenic substance. A Food Standards Agency survey of benzene in drinks last year found high levels in four brands which were removed from...
One warning however--Stevia has not been found safe by the US or Canada and has properties that may cause cancer, mess with your sugar levels and many other concerns. Please see www.cspinet.org/new/stevia.html before you rush out to buy this stuff. Just because it is in a health food...
A consumer group, Citizens For Health claims that "Splenda", an artificial sweetener, and foods that contain it, are causing health problems.A special hotline[*] has been set up for those who think they are suffering from side effects.'...