Reports have indicated the artificial sweetener aspartame will be classified as ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’ by the WHO. Here’s what that means – and doesn’t mean.
  • YellowtoOrange@lemmy.world
    66·
    1 year ago

    Aspartame has been linked to weight gain, gastrointestinal conditions, anxiety and more. So if you don’t get cancer…

    • guyman@lemmy.world
      32·
      1 year ago

      Correlation is not causation. The people who pound diet sodas are more likely to live an unhealthy lifestyle compared to those who don’t.

      • YellowtoOrange@lemmy.world
        29·
        1 year ago

        Obviously they took that into account and tried to account for confounding variables.They are not novices or high school kids :/