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Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group (www.theguardian.com)
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It uncovered eight WHO panelists involved with assessing safe levels of aspartame consumption who are beverage industry consultants who currently or previously worked with the alleged Coke front group, International Life Sciences Institute (Ilsi).

Their involvement in developing intake guidelines represents “an obvious conflict of interest”, said Gary Ruskin, US Right-To-Know’s executive director. “Because of this conflict of interest, [the daily intake] conclusions about aspartame are not credible, and the public should not rely on them,” he added.

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[–] 19 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Fuck yes. Why is there sugar added to applesauce and fruit juice? Why is it so hard to find low calorie drinks that don’t contain artificial sweeteners? The way to curb sugar intake is moderation.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I live in the UK and was astounded at the sugar consumption when I visited the US.

    The most interesting one was bread - it was so sweet, almost like cake, while our bread is just plan savoury bread.

    There seems to be an OTT approach to added sweetness that I thought was bad in the UK but is next level in north America.

    Another key difference was the milk in coffee shops. I went into Double cup and found some half and half (semi skimmed milk?) and dumped a bunch of it in my coffee. Nope literally half cream half milk. Blllerchhhh.

    That just doesn't even exist over here.

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