Monday, May 30, 2011

Diet Coke sweetener in safety spotlight

An artificial sweetener used in Diet Coke is to undergo an urgent EU safety review.

Aspartame is ingested every day by millions of people around the world 
in more than 6,000 well-known brands of food, drink  and medicine.

However, it has been the subject of a number of studies 
that appear to show harmful effects on human health.

One recent study linked diet drinks containing aspartame to premature births, 
while another suggested it could cause cancer.

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