aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than regular table sugar. It was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1974 for use as a tabletop sweetener and as an additive in chewing gum ...

Aspartame a methyl ester L-aspartylphenylalanine, is a widely used sweetener. The intake of aspartame was studied in 51 adults 23 of whom were carriers for phenylketonuria (PKU). The study was ...

However, excessive chewing can lead to jaw strain or TMJ disorders, and gums with sugar alcohols may cause bloating or gas.

Aspartame already is on the hot seat in Europe; sucralose, saccharin, ace-K and sugar alcohols also have skeletons in their ...

"FDA scientists do not have safety concerns when aspartame is used under the approved conditions." Below is a chart from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that lays out how much sweetener is ...

Aspartame was discovered in 1965. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved aspartame in 1974 for chewing ...

Aspartame is the artificial sweetener that people love to hate. It's also one of the most common alternatives to sugar, found in over 6,000 products and sold as NutraSweet® and Equal®. The same ...

Artificial sweeteners' effects on the gut microbiome are under scrutiny, with evidence suggesting potential risks to ...

Oklahoma is following the lead of at least 10 other states in proposing a ban on certain food additives. This bill has the ...

Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, would require food to reformulate recipes to exclude 21 specific dyes and additives by January 2027, and drug manufacturers ... common sweetener Aspartame, the common ...

To our knowledge, aspartame-associated migraines related to clinically relevant positive reactions to formaldehyde on patch testing have not previously been reported. In 2003, Hill and Belsito ...