The World Health Organization’s cancer research group on Thursday said that it was categorizing the common artificial sweetener found in Diet Coke and other sugar-free foods and drinks as a possible ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its official statement this week on the potential health risks of aspartame, with a committee classifying the non-sugar, low-calorie sweetener as "possibly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diet soda is supposed to be a healthier option than its sugary counterpart: You get the delicious taste without all the calories.

(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 some ...

New 2025-2026 research links artificial sweeteners health risks to insulin disruption, heart disease, and impaired cancer ...

Aspartame, an ingredient in soft drinks such as Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, has long been one of the world’s most popular artificial sweeteners. Now a World Health Organization committee has declared ...

Aspartame, a sweetener found in Diet Coke and other sugar-free products, has been found to be possibly carcinogenic in high doses. Two groups linked to the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a ...

Are you a Diet Coke fan? Or simply looking for a healthy alternative to sugar in your drinks? Then, chances are, you have heard of aspartame, an artificial sweetener that is 20 times sweeter than ...

Two different arms of the World Health Organization released separate findings on the widely used sweetener aspartame—one calling it safe and the other identifying it as a possible cancer hazard. Yes, ...

Decades after aspartame was approved for use in the United States, the sweetener’s safety is getting another look by global health bodies assessing its potential links to cancer.The World Health ...