Cao’s team wanted to explore exactly how the sugar substitute aspartame might cause harm. Aspartame, which is about 200 times sweeter than sugar, is sold under the brand names Nutrasweet ...

Aspartame is estimated to be more than 150 times as sweet as sugar, and is commonly used as a sugar replacement. | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

Aspartame has long been marketed as a guilt-free alternative to sugar in popular food products, ranging from zero-calorie Diet Coke to sugar-free Jell-O. It's also had a pretty bad rap ...

A nutritionist has warned of the dangers of consuming too many sweeteners instead of sugar. Everyday household sugar, often ...

According to WebMD, much like regular sugar, aspartame can trick the brain into releasing hormones like dopamine, which can then lead you to Diet Coke (and other sugary food and drink) cravings ...

One of the most commonly used is aspartame, also known by its brand names, which include Nutrasweet®, Equal®, and Sugar Twin®. It is 200 times sweeter than sugar so, although it contains ...

Aspartame (E951) is used in over 6,000 food and beverage products (CCC), including Diet Coke, Fanta Zero and Wrigley’s sugar-free chewing gum. But mounting concerns over the potential health ...

Acesulfame potassium and aspartame are both types of artificial sweeteners. The FDA approves both of them as food additives. They are both around 200 times sweeter than sugar, which is lower than ...

However, new research published in Cell Metabolism shows that aspartame, one of the most common sugar substitutes, may impact vascular health. The team of cardiovascular health experts and ...

The study is the first of its kind to study the biological processes potentially linking sugar substitutes to heart disease, and researchers theorise that because aspartame is many times sweeter ...

Aspartame-fed mice (right) developed larger and more plaques (red) in their arteries (pink) compared to mice that never consumed the sweetener. From diet soda to zero-sugar ice cream, artificial ...