If they conclude that even a small amount is harmful, inagine the backlash all the soda/food insutry giants will create The food industry is a fearful monster that cares more about profit than health. Now think about that.

[–] Randy_Bobandy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For anyone who likes diet soda, check out Zevia. It's sweetened with Stevia instead of aspartame. Doesn't taste too bad either. Makes a great vodka mixer since it's 0 calories.

[–] minorninth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately I've never tasted anything with Stevia that I like. Weird, weird aftertaste.

Aspartame has an aftertaste but I got used to it after maybe three tries. I've never gotten used to Stevia.

Too bad, because in other ways Stevia is superior.

I like fizzy drinks, so lately I've been mostly drinking unsweetened, like La Croix or Spindrift.

[–] monz@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

To be clear, saying this can cause cancer is similar to saying that water will be classified as toxic.

Cancer is a genetic/cellular lottery we play every day. Consuming certain substances can change those odds. We’re talking 1 in a Trillion (a number I pulled out of my ass, to be clear), and perhaps consuming aspartame changes that to 100 in a Trillion. 100x more likely to get cancer? Not really.

Just like how water is classified as toxic if you drink too much (cellular over-hydration) consuming too much aspartame can cause cancer.

Though I suppose it remains to be seen. I’m making broad assumptions and I’ll wait for the professionals and studies and scientific journals to tell me what’s what.

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