By Study Finds A popular artificial sweetener could be contributing to learning and memory deficits. Aspartame is a common sugar substitute in various foods and beverages. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has previously stated that it’s safe for consumption within certain limits, but recent…
By John Anderer Aspartame is used as an ingredient in over 5,000 diet foods and beverages. Now, new research from Florida State University reports the artificial sweetener may be linked to a greater anxiety risk, an animal study concludes. Mice exposed to aspartame exhibited anxious…
By Tom Theimer Stevia, a plant once banned and confiscated in the U.S. during the ’80s and ’90s because it had non-toxic and sweet-tasting leaves, has a story all its own. Even Stevia’s own printed story was at one time seized by the FDA in…
By Stacy Malkan, Children’s Health Defense Key Facts About Diet Soda Chemical Dozens of studies have linked aspartame — the world’s most widely used artificial sweetener — to serious health problems, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, seizures, stroke and dementia, as well as negative…
Eunice Zhang, University of Michigan Artificial sweeteners are everywhere, but the jury is still out on whether these chemicals are harmless. Also called non-nutritive sweeteners, these can be synthetic – such as saccharin and aspartame – or naturally derived, such as steviol, which comes from…
By Gail Sullivan Recent efforts to raise awareness about the adverse health effects of sugar prompt an important question: Are so-called “diet” drinks a good alternative? Campaigns to pass a soda tax and put warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages are based on strong scientific evidence…
By Aaron Kesel, Natural Blaze How does soda and diet soda affect your body? You may be shocked to know the truth about what is actually going on inside your body every time you drink some cola and the effects it has on you both long…
