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[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also causes memory lose.

For those that downvote because you didn't want to do so basic research. Here https://www.amenclinics.com/blog/can-diet-soda-increase-the-chances-of-dementia/#:~:text=Aspartame%20overstimulates%20neurotransmitters.,as%20learning%20and%20pain%20perception.

But again this is one source. There are others first heard about it from Reddit. But I also have first hand knowledge of the effects because my brother and father were heavy drinkers of the stuff and definitely effected their memories.

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[-] Indie@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Didn't they suggest that aspartame could cause cancer way back in the late 80s or early 90s?

I remember growing up hearing about something like that when sweet and low was the go to sugar.

It seemed to kind of just fall of the face of the earth and is resurfacing now?

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

According to the article, yes, comprehensive studies showed it was strongly correlated to brain tumors back in the 90s. However big companies lobbied and did their own "research" to bury the studies that quite conclusively showed aspartame caused cancer.

[-] Indie@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Well, I guess it's time to throw those lawsuits at the big companies that buried it with their conflicting studies, similar to big tobacco.

The shit we seem to put up with by corporations so their shareholders can gain some more on their millions. Humans suck.

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[-] monz@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago

To be clear, saying this can cause cancer is similar to saying that water will be classified as toxic.

Cancer is a genetic/cellular lottery we play every day. Consuming certain substances can change those odds. We’re talking 1 in a Trillion (a number I pulled out of my ass, to be clear), and perhaps consuming aspartame changes that to 100 in a Trillion. 100x more likely to get cancer? Not really.

Just like how water is classified as toxic if you drink too much (cellular over-hydration) consuming too much aspartame can cause cancer.

Though I suppose it remains to be seen. I’m making broad assumptions and I’ll wait for the professionals and studies and scientific journals to tell me what’s what.

[-] Randy_Bobandy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For anyone who likes diet soda, check out Zevia. It's sweetened with Stevia instead of aspartame. Doesn't taste too bad either. Makes a great vodka mixer since it's 0 calories.

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[-] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

No they aren't. There's no substantial proof for it, and the body of people who are behind this label (IARC) aren't even a food safety body. They once tried to say eating red meat is "possibly" cancer-causing as well.

[-] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

They once tried to say eating red meat is “possibly” cancer-causing as well.

Because it is. Whether the effect size is significant to you or not is one thing, but there is good evidence that it has a nonzero effect. Which is similarly the case here: there is evidence of effect of aspartame, but whether the effect size is significant is up to you to decide (or legislators).

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