Aspartame classified as carcinogenic… lip service

2023-08-22 14:00:13

written on August 22, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified the intense sweetener E951 on July 14 – aspartame – as “possibly carcinogenic”. Read France Info, the Circ “for the first time evaluated the health effects of this widely used sweetener “. It was time for him to look into this white powder that is found absolutely everywhere: in products and “low-fat”, “light”, “0%” drinks and even in medicines such as cough drops. Especially since doubts about the safety of this sweetener have never really been dispelled. As soon as it was put on the market in 1974, its marketing was suspended due to doubts about possible toxic and carcinogenic effects before it was fully reintroduced to the American market in 1981. And Europe never really stopped holding its nose.

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Ten years ago, an Italian study showed that mice and rats force-fed aspartame developed liver and lung cancers. Another, Danish, observed that Pregnant women bottle-fed with “diet” sodas were at greater risk of giving birth prematurely. Despite this, neither the European food police (EFSA) nor ours (Anses) were alarmed, concluding that aspartame was harmless, provided that the recommended daily dose was respected (and established by studies dating back to the 1970s). . Yet, an Inserm study dating from 2022 made a link between consumption of E951 (among others) and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. By classifying aspartame in category “2B” (i.e. “possibly carcinogenic to humans”), theOMS does not take the risk of condemning or alienating junk food multinationals. So, remember, avoid ultra-processed foods.

Bibliographic references

France Info, July 14, 2023;
The Chained Duck, July 12, 2023;
WHO, July 14, 2023.

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