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2. Aspartame controversy - Wikipedia

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   The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974. The FDA approval of aspartame was highly contested, beginning with suspicions of its involvement in brain cancer, [1] alleging that the quality of the initial research supporting its safety was inadequate and flawed, and that ...

3. Are artificial sweeteners worse than sugar? How they ... - AOL

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   Artificial sweeteners, which are created in a lab, are 200-20,000 times sweeter than table sugar. There are six FDA-approved sweeteners: acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), advantame, aspartame, neotame ...

4. Which artificial sweetener is the safest choice? - AOL

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   There’s mounting evidence that artificial sweeteners may be linked to heart disease and other possible health risks. Scientists say the findings are far from definitive, however, with some ...

5. The 6 Healthiest Sweeteners—and 6 to Avoid - AOL

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   Ace-K is often combined with other artificial sweeteners, like aspartame, and has gained popularity for being a low-calorie alternative to sugar. Although Ace-K is approved by the FDA, there is ...

6. Common low-calorie sweetener may be riskier for the heart ...

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   The Food and Drug Administration considers artificial sweeteners, including erythritol and xylitol, as GRAS, or generally recognized as safe. Hazen hopes mounting evidence about the sugar alcohols ...

7. Health effects of ultra-processed foods - Wikipedia

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   Artificial sugars: Ultra-processed foods with artificial sugars typically contain aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame-k, saccharin or stevia. [31] These sweeteners are often used to reduce calorie content while maintaining sweetness, and their presence, along with other additives, is a hallmark of extensive food processing.

8. Sugar substitute - Wikipedia

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   A sugar substitute is a food additive that provides a sweetness like that of sugar while containing significantly less food energy than sugar-based sweeteners, making it a zero-calorie (non-nutritive) [2] or low-calorie sweetener. Artificial sweeteners may be derived through manufacturing of plant extracts or processed by chemical synthesis ...

9. Are artificial sweeteners safe? It's a bit complicated. - AOL

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   Artificial sweeteners have also been linked to some weight gain. A 2020 study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association followed 203 adults who had at least one sugary beverage a ...