by Catherine J. Frompovich What would readers think about aspartame, the artificial sweetener that’s an ingredient in thousands of products, if you were privy to information regarding its harmful health effects, plus lawsuits, that have been settled out of court with documents sealed under gag…
By Heather Callaghan Just like its five previously approved counterparts, advantame is said by the FDA to be low-calorie and doesn’t generally raise blood sugar. The FDA gave the green light to the new artificial sweetener on Monday. It is a white crystalline that dissolves…
by Melissa Melton As reported before, aspartame has been shown time and again in studies (the ones not commissioned by the industry) to be bad for you. Now yet another new study, this one published in the journal Redox Biology, has concluded what lots of…
by Joe Martino Aspartame has been on the debate block for years as time and time again independent research reveals dangers associated with aspartame consumption, while industry-funded research reveals no dangers. In a new study observing over 60,000 women, diet drinks containing aspartame consumed at…
by Sayer Ji A new, in-depth review on the synthetic sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda), published in the journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, is destined to overturn widely held misconceptions about the purported safety of this ubiquitous artificial sweetener. Found in tens of thousands…
By Natasha Longo It is hard to fool the brain by providing it with ‘energyless’ artificial sweeteners. The results of a new study indicate that our pleasure in consuming sweet solutions is driven to a great extent by the amount of energy it provides. The greatest…
Natural Blaze The patent for aspartame is now online, and it reveals how the artificial sweetener is made. Genetically modified E. coli bacteria are cultivated in tanks. They defecate proteins that contain aspartic acid-phenylalanine amino acid segments. That feces is collected and then treated through…
By Sayer Ji Pushed globally as a beneficial to dieters since its approval in 1981, accumulating research indicates that aspartame may actually damage the brain and cause cancer, to name but a few of a wide range of adverse health effects consumers risk by using…
by Arjun Walia Coca-Cola plans to run its very first ad defending Aspartame and the safety of artificial sweeteners. This move comes as a result of a dramatic drop in sales within the past year. This is great news; it goes to show how much…
