The WHO is about to declare aspartame can cause cancer : worldnews

[–] slug@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

this guy always gives some good context for this kind of sensational diet/health claim: https://proxitok.pussthecat.org/@roblapham/video/7252049382957255942

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[–] fugepe@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago

Fat people in shambles

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No they aren't. There's no substantial proof for it, and the body of people who are behind this label (IARC) aren't even a food safety body. They once tried to say eating red meat is "possibly" cancer-causing as well.

[–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

They once tried to say eating red meat is “possibly” cancer-causing as well.

Because it is. Whether the effect size is significant to you or not is one thing, but there is good evidence that it has a nonzero effect. Which is similarly the case here: there is evidence of effect of aspartame, but whether the effect size is significant is up to you to decide (or legislators).

[+] Dinodicchellathicc@lemmy.ml -5 points 2 years ago

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[+] peter@feddit.uk -6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I knew it was dodgy, aspartame always gives me a headache

[–] clara@feddit.uk -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

oh that's why some soda drinks give me headache 😐 i just realised all the ones that used to make my head hurt, were all zero/diet versions. i switched back to full sugar ones a while back, now i see why i did.

i guess it's a choice between teeth rot or cancer. i'll take the teeth rot lol

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[+] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml -12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

Also causes memory lose.

For those that downvote because you didn't want to do so basic research. Here https://www.amenclinics.com/blog/can-diet-soda-increase-the-chances-of-dementia/#:~:text=Aspartame%20overstimulates%20neurotransmitters.,as%20learning%20and%20pain%20perception.

But again this is one source. There are others first heard about it from Reddit. But I also have first hand knowledge of the effects because my brother and father were heavy drinkers of the stuff and definitely effected their memories.

[–] Leeharveyteabag@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah yes the noted scientific journal amenclinics.com/blog

Unassailable source there, bud.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

But he knows 2 people who drank some diet soda and later had memory issues! You can't dispute those numbers!

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