The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has something important to say about the sugar substitute aspartame.Think about this:
Italian researchers concluded in 2005 that aspartame causes cancer. But Laura Tarantino of the FDA Office of Food Additive Safety concludes after a review of the study data that the low-calorie sweetener is not a carcinogen.
A similar review by the FDA's European counterpart agrees. There is no evidence this substance, used for 25 years to sweeten soda, gum, dairy products, and some medications, causes cancer.
Italian researchers say they will release their latest aspartame study results on Monday.
