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 ...

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

(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 ...

For decades, diet sodas have been marketed as the healthier alternative to sugary soft drinks, offering sweetness without the calories. At the heart of most of these beverages is aspartame, an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...