• sycamore@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    When you think about it, anything could be classified as a possible carcinogen.

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      1 year ago

      🥱 is it already time for the lame reddit comedians to come to this platform?

  • Valiis
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    Is Phenylalanine any better? I think that’s in diet Dr Pepper that my family loves.

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      1 year ago

      And diet Sprite as well. I’m guessing it’s used in a lot of diet drinks.

      A cursory search suggests it’s fine for most people, but take it with a grain of salt (or maybe real sugar).

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    1 year ago

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

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

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