aspartame

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They found that heavier consumers of aspartame, for example, had a 22% increased risk of breast cancer, compared with people who didn’t consume the substance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Trump is a regular drinker of Diet Coke - which uses the artificial sweetener aspartame.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Whereas humans have one receptor on their tongues that can detect all sorts of sweet things, from real sugar to artificial sweeteners like aspartame, insects have many receptors that each detect specific types of sugars.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Where most sweetened soft drinks, were able to use a mix of low- and no-calorie sweeteners – such as aspartame – this doesn't work when it comes to slushies.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

An austere photo of some silver cans of Diet Coke to accompany the news that the World Health Organization was set to declare the artificial sweetener aspartame a possible carcinogen.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2023