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Diet & Fitness
Health Tip: Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe?
FDA elaborates on saccharin and aspartame
-- Deborah DiSesa Hirsch
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(HealthDay News) -- Between meals, snacks and drinks, the average
American eats the equivalent of about 20 teaspoonfuls of sugar a day, the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration says.
To save calories and still satisfy a craving for sweets, many
people have turned to artificial sweeteners such as saccharin and aspartame.
In an article published in the online magazine FDA Consumer, the
agency said, "Questions still linger about whether saccharin may cause cancer
in humans, and though the sweetener is still widely used, it carries a label
that warns of its potential risks."
Aspartame, the agency continued, "has come under fire in recent
years from individuals who have used the Internet in an attempt to link the
sweetener to brain tumors and other serious disorders. But FDA stands behind
its original approval of aspartame, and subsequent evaluations have shown that
the product is safe."
"A tiny segment of the population is sensitive to one of the
sweetener's byproducts and should restrict intake. However, the agency
continually monitors safety information on food ingredients such as aspartame
and may take action to protect public health if it receives credible scientific
evidence indicating a safety problem," the FDA publication said.
Find More on MSN Health & Fitness:
a.. Artificial Sweeteners: Okay in Moderation
b.. Natural Sugar Alternatives
c.. MSN Health & Fitness Message Boards
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