20-year-long U study shows link between artificial sweeteners, increased body fat
A decades-long research study from the University of Minnesota has linked the long-term consumption of artificial sweeteners to increased body fat.
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A decades-long research study from the University of Minnesota has linked the long-term consumption of artificial sweeteners to increased body fat.
It's one of the world’s most popular low-calorie sweeteners. But now, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared aspartame a "possible" carcinogen.
First hitting the market in 1981, the artificial sweetener is 200 times as potent as granulated sugar.