Depression, cardiovascular disease: Aspartame can cause these 8 health risks. List here

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Aspartame, used in Coca Diet Soda among other beverages, remains safe to be consumed in agreed quantities, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday. The research flagging the probable carcinogenic property of Aspartame was released by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).

Any negative consumer reaction to the latest designation on aspartame would impact nearly all of the world’s major consumer-product companies. Throughout the carbonated-beverage business, from Diet Coke and Coke Zero Sugar, to Diet Pepsi, aspartame is used to provide calorie-free sweetness.

The classification system of the WHO’s IARC body consists of four levels: carcinogenic, probably carcinogenic, possibly carcinogenic and no classification. A chemical-based sweetener that is hundreds of times sweeter than sugar, aspartame is packaged and sold under names such as Equal, says Bloomberg.  The US Food and Drug Administration approved aspartame in certain products in 1974, issuing a safety finding in 1981 and approving it as a general-purpose sweetener in 1996.

According to a report published by Hindustan Times, Aspartame poses not just carcinogenic risks, it could also cause other health troubles, such as headaches, digestive disorders, allergic reactions to cardiovascular issues. The report chalks out eight risks from Aspartame beyond cancer as pointed out by health expert Dr Amita Bhargava Some individuals may be sensitive to aspartame and experience headaches or migraines after consuming products containing it.