Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sweetener tablets and hand with box whit cup of tea The artificial sweetener aspartame can be found in everything from chewing gum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are various natural sugars and also artificial sweeteners with varying degrees of sweetness. One stands out for potential ...

(CNN) — Decades after aspartame was approved for use in the United States, the sweetener’s safety is getting another look by global health bodies assessing its potential links to cancer. (CNN) — ...

Effects on body weight Aspartame contains 4 calories per gram (g), which is a similar amount to sugar, but aspartame is around 200 times sweeter than sugar. This means that only a tiny amount of ...

Aspartame has long been marketed as a guilt-free alternative to sugar in popular food products, ranging from zero-calorie Diet Coke to sugar-free Jell-O. It's also had a pretty bad rap, and the ...

Aspartame, a popular sugar substitute found in sodas and diet snacks, has been classified as a “possible carcinogen.” Credit: Shutterstock The World Health Organization recently classified aspartame ...

Light" soda, sugar-free chewing gum, 0% yoghurt... and often the same ingredient on the list: aspartame. This sweetener, 200 times sweeter than table sugar, was designed to provide sweetness without ...

Artificial sweeteners have long been used as a low-calorie alternative to sugar. Although most contain some calories, they are many times sweeter than sugar, so less is needed to give the same sweet ...

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently concluded that the popular artificial sweetener aspartame, widely used in foods and diet drinks, is ...

The Yuka scanning app founded to help consumers better understand the health benefits of food and personal care products is campaigning for a ban on aspartame Yuka is calling time on sweetener ...