Sources tell Reuters that the World Health Organization is set to declare aspartame a possible human carcinogen. The designation means it may cause cancer. It’s unclear how much aspartame is a ...

The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, has declared the artificial sweetener aspartame a possible carcinogen. The organization ...

Just last month, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research of Cancer announced that they’d both be researching the link between aspartame and cancer, as reported by the ...

Aspartame, the low-calorie sweetener that flavors Diet Coke, Trident gum, and sugar replacement packets like Equal, has been deemed “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization’s ...

CNN — (CNN) — The discovery wasn’t intentional — just sloppy safety practices. Chemist James M. Schlatter was hunting for an anti-ulcer drug in his lab in 1965 when he licked his finger to pick up ...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the cancer arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), recently indicated that aspartame will likely be declared a “possible carcinogen ...

Studies suggesting the artificial sweetener aspartame may be dangerous have been misinterpreted and are largely “irrelevant,” the largest ever study of existing research found. “Even at the highest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artificial sweeteners haven’t had the best reputation lately—they’ve recently been linked to a higher risk of heart issues and ...