The World Health Organization classified the soda sweetener aspartame as a possible carcinogen, but said the designation is based on limited evidence and more research is needed. The WHO said ...

The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking ...

Two different arms of the World Health Organization released separate findings on the widely used sweetener aspartame—one calling it safe and the other identifying it as a possible cancer hazard.

For years, artificial sweeteners were promoted as a healthier alternative to table sugar. But several studies over the past few years have suggested that the sweeteners may not necessarily be good for ...

Last week, two international bodies jointly released assessments of the health impacts of aspartame. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified the artificial sweetener as ...

(Adding consumer group reaction, paragraphs 7-8) By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A review of 500 studies conducted over a quarter century has turned up no credible evidence that the ...

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