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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

They've been saying aspartame is carcinogenic for decades now. If further research is needed, then why are food producers still able to use it? Seems to me like if they suspect that it's carcinogenic, that it should be restricted until they can prove it's safe for consumption.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

The problem is that it's always depending on the dose.

Fictional example: You can show an increased cancer risk in animal testing if amount x is consumed regularly. But then X is also the equivalent to 20% your body weight in sugar per day.

So now you don't just suspect it's carcinogenic, you know. But it's still completely irrelevant when used as an ingredient in food obviously.

That's basically like saying we need more studies on the toxicity of water as we know it is indeed toxic if you consume too much.

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