WHO expert cancer group states that the sweetener aspartame is a possible carcinogen, but evidence is limited – 6 questions answered
- Written by Paul D. Terry, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Tennessee
Research on possible links between aspartame consumption and cancer is ongoing and far from conclusive.celsopupo/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe World Health Organization declared on July 14, 2023, that the widely used synthetic sweetener aspartame could be a “possible” carcinogen, or cancer-causing agent, on the basis of...