Aspartame: 11 Dangers of This All-TooCommon Food Additive By Rebekah Edwards of www.draxe.com Few food additives have been studied with such scrutiny — or with more controversy — than that of aspartame.
Proponents of diet drinks claim that no adverse effects have been proven and that aspartame-laced products contribute to weight loss. On the other side of the coin, a large community of health-conscious, anti-aspartame health practitioners and consumers are convinced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has turned a blind eye to one of the most dangerous food additives ever discovered. This may be obvious, but when it comes to natural medicine and consuming only foods that nourish and heal the body, aspartame does not make the cut. In fact, aspartame is one of the worst artificial sweeteners you can ingest and has been associated with dozens of potential health risks. The sweetener industry received a blow when a major study, released in July 2017, connected aspartame to an increased risk of heart disease and increased body mass index. Far from the small studies that are sometimes dismissed, this review included a total of almost 407,000 individuals with a median 10-year follow-up. Researchers discovered that there were not only zero benefits from consuming “diet” foods and
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