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Aspartame a possible carcinogen, WHO cancer research agency expected to say (www.rnz.co.nz)

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One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen.

(Edit- Question from OP: downvoters, do you not want me to post stories like this, or are you expressing disagreement with some of the people in the report?)

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[–] desudesudesu@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

growing up i'd drink regular soda, but faced with diet soda i'd chose water for this reason. now that i can't have sugar anymore and am actually looking at diet soda, i think stevia leaf is the only good choice out there. just pricy

[–] Lycist@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm a big fan of Erythritol - a sugar alcohol with a nearly non-existent glycemic index of like 1. It tastes great and doesn't have terrible side effects like Maltitol does.

Monks fruit from lakanto is a great source of Erythritol.

[–] loopgru@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Just be careful with sugar alcohols (including erythritol)- tolerances vary, but if you overindulge it'll corkscrew your guts like nothing else and turn you into a walking biohazard. Most infamously, sugar free gummi bears are sweetened with this, and while the results are miserable to experience, they do lead to some fantastic reading material...

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2JGNJ5ZPJT4YC

[–] taurentipper@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Erythritol is usually an ingredient in most consumer stevia producs, or dextrose. From the products I've seen anyways. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/erythritol-cardiovascular-events seems mildly concerning enough to just switch one that contains dextrose a filler instead