Aspartame and sucralose are two common artificial sweeteners used in foods and beverages. Though both very sweet, they have ...

The World Health Organization on Thursday classified the soda sweetener aspartame as a possible carcinogen, but said it is safe for people to consume within the recommended daily limit. Stream NBC 5 ...

Aspartame is getting a critical look from the World Health Organization. An official announcement is expected in a couple of weeks, but leaks to Reuters from WHO advisors suggest the health ...

(Adding consumer group reaction, paragraphs 7-8) By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A review of 500 studies conducted over a quarter century has turned up no credible evidence that the ...

Sugar is famously bad for us, but is artificial sweetener any better? For years, scientists have debated whether aspartame - a substance found in food and drinks such as diet sodas and low-sugar ...

The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking ...

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 ...

PepsiCo announced that it will stop using aspartame in Diet Pepsi in the U.S. as of this August. The company will replace aspartame with sucralose, best known under the brand name Splenda, in regular ...

The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a "possible" cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking ...