Aspartame: for the EU it is safe

    Aspartame: for the EU it is safe

    Aspartame is safe at current exposure levels, the EU ruled. But is it really so?

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    By now we took it for granted that theAspartame were a sweetener harmful to avoid as much as possible by preferring instead other natural sweeteners such as stevia powder, 100% natural. Today a new risk assessment of this sweetener presented in Brussels and operates of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) seems to call everything into question again.





    "Aspartame and its breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current exposure levels" report leading news agencies!

    First, let's clarify what “current exposure levels” means. According to the European Authority, the acceptable daily intake of aspartame is 40 mg per kg of body weight this, as EFSA spokeswoman Stephen Pagani explained, is "the equivalent of five liters of aspartame-sweetened drink drunk every day for a lifetime".

    To arrive at these conclusions, the scientists performed some both animal and human studies with the aim of evaluating any risks of this particular sweetener with respect to possible damage to genes, the brain and the development of cancer cells. “This sweetener and its derivatives have been the subject of extensive research for more than thirty years, including experimental animal studies, clinical research, intake studies, epidemiological studies and post-marketing surveillance. For many years and in many countries, aspartame, following careful assessments of its safety, has been considered safe for human consumption ”. It can be read on the EFSA website.

    Aspartame does not get fat, has a higher sweetening power than sugar and a very similar taste. It is often found in fizzy drinks, snacks, chewing gum, toothpaste, drugs and many other products marked with the code E 951.

    Everything is fine for the EU: green light to consumption. But there is also a scientific community that is convinced instead of the damage it can cause. Who should we believe, who to trust? The choice is yours, we leave you with the full video of the episode of Report dedicated to the aspartame theme, where the conclusion is very different from that reported by EFSA!



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