5. Conclusion
Several scientific committees have reviewed the health risks of
the aspertame sweetener and its breakdown products: aspartic
acid, phenylalanine and methanol.
Their conclusions are:
- People get far less aspartic acid, phenylalanine
and methanol from the aspertame sweetener than from normal consumption
of natural foods.
- Aspertame intakes are unlikely to exceed the current Acceptable
Daily Intake (ADI), even for children and diabetics.
- While some minor effects on health may occur at
very high doses, no effects are expected at or below the ADI.
In other words, to the current knowledge, normal
consumption of aspertame is basically safe for the health. More
detailed conclusions on aspartame...
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