The artificial sweetener aspartame can be found in everything from chewing gum to fizzy drinks and tabletop sweeteners. A new ...

In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

Aspartame, one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners, promises a way to enjoy sugariness without sugar, pleasure ...

A new study suggests that aspartame consumption may be linked to decreased heart and brain function. The artificial sweetener ...

Aspartame, an artificial sweetener 200 times as potent as regular granulated sugar, is used in thousands of products on grocery store shelves, from sodas and drink mixes to low-cal condiments and ...

Artificial sweeteners are widely found in American diets, marketed as low-calorie alternatives to sugar for weight management.

Just last month, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research of Cancer announced that they’d both be researching the link between aspartame and cancer, as reported by the ...

Despite the World Health Organization’s recent warning about it, aspartame doesn't pose a cancer risk, the FDA and industry experts insist — but given that the artificial sweetener is used in many ...

A study by CIC biomaGUNE and Biogipuzkoa HRI conducted on mice has found that the prolonged intake of sweeteners may exert ...

MINNEAPOLIS – It's one of the world's most popular low-calorie sweeteners. But now, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared aspartame a "possible" carcinogen. Most commonly, it's found in diet ...

Aspartame, one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners, was classified as a possible carcinogen by the World Health Organization, but still safe to consume within limits. Cans of ...

The realms of science and technology include many instances of "accidental discoveries," cases in which inventors sought to develop one thing, but ended up creating something quite different. Wilson ...