| According to the findings of a recent study | | | | have been recently supported by statistic reports: |
| conducted by the Cancer Research Center of the | | | | the incidence of brain tumors among animals |
| European Foundation of Oncology and | | | | exposed to prolonged doses of aspartame has |
| Environmental Sciences in Bologna, Italy, the | | | | increased over 47 times. The strong carcinogenic |
| frequent use of aspartame considerably increases | | | | character of aspartame is due to the variety of |
| the risks of developing lymphoma cancers and | | | | toxins it contains. Medical scientists have stated |
| leukemia. Although the long-term study was | | | | that aspartame was also known to be a very |
| conducted exclusively on female rats, without | | | | unsafe chemical in the past; despite this fact, |
| involving the active participation of any human | | | | aspartame has been further promoted as |
| subjects, the results are still very conclusive: | | | | harmless for commercial reasons. |
| aspartame is a clear carcinogenic agent that has a | | | | The continuously increasing incidence of brain |
| major contribution in the occurrence and evolution | | | | cancers among the global population is also |
| of lymphoma. A very popular chemical sweetener | | | | considered to be related with the frequent use of |
| used as a replacement for sugar-based | | | | aspartame-based products. Oncologists have |
| sweeteners, aspartame is no longer considered to | | | | stated that nowadays the incidence of brain |
| be harmless. | | | | tumors is considerably higher than it was a few |
| The Italian research team that has conducted the | | | | decades ago, before aspartame products became |
| study on the effects of aspartame on long-term | | | | available on the market. Furthermore, the |
| use has stated that this chemical sweetener | | | | increased frequency of various rare lymphoma |
| should be completely withdrawn from the market, | | | | subtypes such as reticulum cell sarcoma, |
| as it greatly increases the risks of cancerous | | | | microglioma and histiocytic lymphoma in the last |
| diseases. In present, aspartame is extensively | | | | few years has also been influenced by the use of |
| used worldwide, being a common chemical | | | | aspartame. |
| component of chewing gum, sweet beverages | | | | Although exposure to aspartame can be |
| and a wide range of other products. | | | | considered a serious risk factor of lymphoma and |
| Another series of studies have confirmed the | | | | other similar malignant diseases, the exact way |
| strong carcinogenic potential of aspartame, | | | | aspartame triggers the occurrence of such |
| revealing the fact that the chemical actually | | | | disorders is still unknown. It is believed that |
| damages DNA, increasing the risks of cancer and | | | | aspartame directly interferes in the genetic |
| degenerative brain diseases on long-term use. | | | | structure of the body, causing genetic anomalies |
| According to the findings, this commonly used | | | | that later lead to production of cancerous cells. |
| product facilitates the development of tumors at | | | | However, further studies are needed in order to |
| various levels of the body, being a serious risk | | | | provide cancer specialists with additional data on |
| factor for brain cancers. The theories on the | | | | aspartame and its malignant effects on the |
| pronounced carcinogenic potential of aspartame | | | | human body. |