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Aspartame's long-term health risks revealed in new study (newatlas.com)

submitted 6 days ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/health@lemmy.world

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When the researchers conducted spatial learning and memory tests using the Barnes maze, the aspartame mice at four months consistently moved more slowly and covered less distance during training than animals in the control group. They also took nearly twice as long on average to locate the target escape hole, showing impaired memory recall (however, this was inconsistent and not seen as statistically meaningful). By eight months, performance gaps widened even further, with two out of six aspartame-treated mice failing to complete the task at all.

It makes you dumb, unfit and fat (around the organs).

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[–] Jollyllama@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Phew, thank God I'm not a mouse. I'll keep drinking my diet sodas.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Water is an option.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Water... Like from the toilet?

(obligatory /s)

[–] Jollyllama@lemmy.world -4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, water loaded with fluoride, estrogens and heavy metals. I'll stick to my diet coke

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The diet coke that's made by mixing the same water "loaded with fluoride, estrogens and heavy metals" with a syrup concentrate 😆

[–] Jollyllama@lemmy.world -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

At least it makes it taste good. Brown sweet fluoride water is tastier than plain stinky fluoride water from the toilet.

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago

I think part of your problem is that you're drinking from the toilet.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Fluoride has no known negative effects on adults in the amounts found in most drinking water.

Heavy metals and estrogens (if your area is particularly polluted? You can usually find reports of exactly how clean your local water is) are easily filtered out with a cheap undersink carbon block filter (it will also remove chlorine, as a nice side-effect).

[–] Jollyllama@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If fluoride has no negative effects then explain why I am so stupid?

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Fluoride actually can potentially, maybe have a negative effect on cognition/IQ in infants or developing children, but the research claiming that is pretty sketch. Reactions did a solid video on it, if you're interested.

[–] Jollyllama@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Joking aside. I go to town meetings and without fail during public comment there is always at least one anti fluoride activist.