Should You Be Worried About Aspartame? Here's What The Research Says

Science Alert ^ | May 07, 2025 | Staff

[metmom]

Likely. That’s the case with MANY things.

Look at who is funding studies on sketchy food additives.

[dennisw]

I hear you can buy Coke with sugar to sweeten it at Oriental supermarkets. They might be bringing in Mexican coca cola

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

We’re all different and react differently to many things. I have been using aspartame sweetened soft drinks since they first came out - my mom was diabetic and we didn’t have sugary drinks in the house, so I got used to sugar free. I always hated saccharine, though - tastes bitter to me. Aspartame was such a relief when it came out - tastes fine to me and no apparent problems from it. Splenda also tastes good to me, and I can use it in cooking where aspartame doesn’t work. I’ve tried stevia but it tastes metallic to me. Haven’t tried Swerve yet - my doc says it is the best one health wise, but it’s really expensive.

[fwdude]

Fruit was once considered dessert after meals.

I was on a low carb diet which recommended as a dessert a quartered pear with a scoop of ricotta cheese. It was one of the best desserts I can ever remember.