Cold drink sweetener can cause Cancer

According to a report of World Health Organization (WHO), cold drinks and junk foods can cause of cancer because they contain artificial sweetener aspartame which is used to sweeten the cold drinks and junk foods.

Bhoomi Goyal
Published on: 30 Jun 2023 8:26 AM GMT
Cold drink sweetener can cause Cancer
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Consuming cold drinks has become the part of our life these days. But do know that consuming cold drinks can be cause of serious disease, like cancer.

According to a report of World Health Organization (WHO), cold drinks and junk foods can cause of cancer because they contain artificial sweetener aspartame which is used to sweeten the cold drinks and junk foods.

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will include aspartame in the list of those substances which can cause of cancer. Aspartame is being used in Coco-Cola, Diet Soda, Mars extra chewing gum and some other drinks.

WHO, however did not reveal that how much consumption of aspartame is safe for the health.

On the additives, the JECFA, committee of WHO, is reviewing the use of aspartame this year.

A research study was conducted over one lakh people in France last year. In which it was found that those people who consume aspartame at a high level, have a high risk of cancer.

Bhoomi Goyal

Bhoomi Goyal

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