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

submitted 8 months 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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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 71 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (19 children)

Here's the actual open-access study instead of clickbait tabloid trash. One of the study's conclusions is pretty chilling:

Until the neurological sequelae of aspartame are better understood, children and adolescents should probably avoid aspartame as far as possible,

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (17 children)

I always tend to avoid stuff with the "Diet" or "sugar free" labels, just for this reason.
And it didn't require a study to convince me that random stuff that is not a part of nutrition, is better off being out of a regular diet.
But it definitely takes a study to validate my concerns.

[–] pr0sp3kt@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

keeps taking a liter of coke on a daily basis. You are missing the point entirely. Sweeteners are here not for the people that can live without Sugar but for those we can't.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

I have a few kilograms of sugar right now and I use it when I feel like.
Sugar maybe a sweetener, but not all sweeteners are sugar. Also, I don't shy away from eating it when I feel like it.

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