This study suggests certain sugar substitutes can alter body composition.
issued in mid-July by the World Health Organization’s International Research Agency on Cancer, which suggested that aspartame is a possible carcinogen.
However, another WHO group, the Expert Committee on Food Additives, countered that the current daily amount is still safe to consume. That daily threshold is 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight for adults. For someone who weighs about 150 pounds, that amount adds up to nearly 14 cans of Diet Coke.
The Food and Drug Administration, which has set a slightly higher daily limit of 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight,“Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply,” the FDA wrote. “FDA scientists do not have safety concerns when aspartame is used under the approved conditions. The sweetener is approved in many countries.”
As the debate rolls on about the effect of these sweeteners, with much more research likely in the near future, what individuals can do is assess how sweeteners may be affecting them, suggested dietitian Tamara Duker Freuman, R.D., author ofEven if they’re deemed safe by the FDA, these sweeteners may not play well with everyone in terms of digestion and tolerance.
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