I've written about three decades of aspartame history, yet today as you can see, aspartame is still on the market. Does this mean that aspartame is safe because it has been on the market since 1981? …
Aspartame In The 90s – Resistance Is Futile
By the 1990s, aspartame, found exclusively as NutraSweet/Equal®, was well positioned. Top-notch marketing and crafty advertising were creating a "diet industry fad." The more weight people gained, the …
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Aspartame Politics in the 1980s – From Their Table To Yours
I bet that you will be shocked to learn that the FDA never approved aspartame. The FDA has not always believed that aspartame is safe. Actually, it's the opposite. They denied its public approval …
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That Aspartame 70s Show
In the 1970s, aspartame was having some serious troubles. Actually, aspartame almost got scrapped because it was causing brain tumors. That's right. Back then, everyone knew that aspartame caused …
Questioning Aspartame Approval
It's been thirty years since aspartame first came on the market as NutraSweet/Equal®. Researchers warned us as early as the 1960s that this artificial sugar substitute was harmful to human health, but …
