There are lots of rumours that artificial sweeteners can cause serious diseases
February 2006
There are lots of rumours that artificial sweeteners can cause serious diseases...cancer, lupus, multiple sclerosis, etc.
This is especially concerning to people who rely on these sweeteners to help control diabetes or to lose weight.
Saccharin (Hermesetas) got a bad rap when huge amounts were found to cause bladder cancer in rats. But there's no proof that saccharin causes cancer in humans.
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