GUARDIAN NEWS
New studies rapidly linking artificial sweeteners, like aspartame, to cancer should worry sweet tooth and consumers of soft drinks more, Chukwuma Muanya writes.
World Health Organisation’s (WHO) warning linking the popular sweetener, aspartame, to cancer has been amplified by medical experts, who in turn warned against regular intake of soft drinks.
WHO’s cancer research agency, on Friday, classified aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”, although another United Nations (UN) committee reaffirmed that there was a safe daily level of consumption.
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