EU food safety body sees no new health risk from aspartame

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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Still tastes awful.
    Agreed. I avoid it because sugar just tastes better.

    so does splenda...
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Still tastes awful.
    Agreed. I avoid it because sugar just tastes better.

    so does splenda...
    Ew. No. No, it does not. :-) There is not a single sugar sub (except honey, which isn't really a sub) that I can stand the taste of.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    my tastes buds go splenda>apartame>stevia>saccharin.

    Though aspartame/acesulfame potassium are the evil concoction in my favorite diet sodas.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    my tastes buds go splenda>apartame>stevia>saccharin.

    Though aspartame/acesulfame potassium are the evil concoction in my favorite diet sodas.
    I'm sticking with sugar and honey. I don't eat that many things with a lot of added sugar, though. My sugar comes mostly from fruit and you can't really do anything about that!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    Still tastes awful.
    Agreed. I avoid it because sugar just tastes better.

    so does splenda...
    Ew. No. No, it does not. :-) There is not a single sugar sub (except honey, which isn't really a sub) that I can stand the taste of.

    Yep. Although stevia is ok in my protein powder.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    In to save as reference.

    Not sure what aspartame tastes like. I have had a few different brands of diet soda and some were good and some were terrible. Dont think it was the aspartame that was to blame.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,791 Member
    Come on you guys, don't you know the scientists are in on it? Everyone knows science is just a conspiracy that you shouldn't trust.






    (...joke.)
    Yes all 90 Countries that have deemed it safe are in cahoots with each other............it's a secret society though, so don't ask me the address.
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    Shocking

    http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/131210.htm

    http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3496.htm
    “This opinion represents one of the most comprehensive risk assessments of aspartame ever undertaken. It’s a step forward in strengthening consumer confidence in the scientific underpinning of the EU food safety system and the regulation of food additives”, said the Chair of EFSA’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Foods (ANS Panel), Dr Alicja Mortensen.

    Experts of ANS Panel have considered all available information and, following a detailed analysis, have concluded that the current Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of 40mg/kg bw/day is protective for the general population. However, in patients suffering from the medical condition phenylketonuria (PKU), the ADI is not applicable, as they require strict adherence to a diet low in phenylalanine (an amino acid found in proteins).

    Following a thorough review of evidence provided both by animal and human studies, experts have ruled out a potential risk of aspartame causing damage to genes and inducing cancer. EFSA’s experts also concluded that aspartame does not harm the brain, the nervous system or affect behaviour or cognitive function in children or adults. With respect to pregnancy, the Panel noted that there was no risk to the developing fetus from exposure to phenylalanine derived from aspartame at the current ADI (with the exception of women suffering from PKU).

    The opinion makes clear that the breakdown products of aspartame (phenylalanine, methanol and aspartic acid) are also naturally present in other foods (for instance, methanol is found in fruit and vegetables). The contribution of breakdown products of aspartame to the overall dietary exposure to these substances is low.

    Bump to buffer the impact of the recent diet soda fear mongering threads
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