Should everyone stop consuming aspartame? | Morning in America

The World Health Organization is preparing to declare aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener, as a possible carcinogen, according to Reuters. Dr. Dave Montgomery says if you're at risk for cancer you shouldn't overconsume any sweetener.

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[quakeu]

Well duh, they told us aspartame was bad for brain health 45 years ago but yet soft drinks still rule. Sugar is poison but sugar substitutes are worse. Sugar is an addiction, I should know because I'm addicted.

[kimberbell]

75 packets a day, everyday! Not cumulative! The reporter didn't even listen to the expert!

[dustyh]

I used to get migraines often as a kid and I realized it was from the Aspartame in the diet soda. I stopped consuming soda in 2007 and haven't had migraines since. Anytime I have any kind of food or drink with Aspartame in it I get a headache.

[ocker]

If you are really worried about Aspertame specifically there are other sweetners with less risk associated with it. The main one is Stevia (plant based). One we can get in Europe is Tagatose (based on cow's milk). Sources for cancer are all around us. If sweetner does not get you something else will.

[Miawallce]

Added Sugar In processed foods is still the biggest problem.

[victoriagrove]

Aspartame was removed from yogurt decades ago due to its carcinogenic nature. Now I see it as an ingredient in some bottled water products.

[BigElCat]

The FDA could hire Dylan Mulvaney to promote Aspartame. People would be dumping the stuff out.

[JM-mrpz]

My God mom ALWAYS would flip out about aspartame. This was 20 years ago, she had me legit scared!

[RodCornholio]

_If avoiding aspartame is easy, then do it_ . Just don't fool yourself into believing that it will stop you from getting cancer when...you're obese, smoking, drinking too much, not exercising, etc. My advice based on the 80/20 _Pareto Principle_ : address the known, factors in your lifestyle that are MAJOR causes of disease.
I didn't read the study, but it they didn't control for known factors contributing to cancer (see above), then - for most people - you might as well ignore it. Focus on the big issues.

[karenturgeon]

Only reason WHO brings this up now is because the clot shot is causing alarming rates of cancer. They needed to find a quick coverup.

[thatfuckindude]

I’m so glad I never got into the habit of drinking soda

[Mike-]

That's the problem with studies most don't read the fine print they only read the large print.

[whitewaterer]

I get bad anxiety from caffeine and aspartame. I avoid aspartame at all costs, but I can't stop having chocolate occasionally. I think that aspartame is one of the reasons for the rise in anxiety and panic attacks in this country and it doesn't reduce obesity either.

[Apheelia]

I switched to Diet coke when I developed Type 2. Now this will kill me too?

[wrslss]

She didn't listen to a word he said, just like most people in this comment section.

[michaelkurtz]

Synthetic and organic compounds are undefined and some may have issues with them. What is the root source of protein chains?

[Yezpahr]

Glad I listened to the conspiracy theorists 20 years ago and avoided that junk at all costs.

[annehersey]

I g 74 years old. I started drinking diet soda at age 14-60 years ago. When I started they put a sweetner, Saccharin that was banned a few years later and substituted it with Aspartame. I drink up to 2 liters a day-diet coke is the only vice I have left! I quit smoking for my health, I can barely drink more than 2 drinks anymore or I fall asleep, I don't sleep around because my desirability has taken a hit so Diet Coke is it. If I have to buy it on the black market I will! If it hasn''t hurt me by now, I doubt it will!! LOL!

[mediumc]

Yes, please dont mention that the dosages in the studies were 100-800x as high as the dosages humans consume. Find me something that you can consume at 100x the amount recommended that wont kill you.

[rikmichaels]

The doctor proves not to trust the FDA like Kennedy says, the host made more sense