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Scientific Opinion on the re‐evaluation of aspartame (E 951) as a food additive

EFSA Journal, 2013
The EFSA ANS Panel provides a scientific opinion on the safety of aspartame (E 951). Aspartame is a sweetener authorised as a food additive in the EU.
EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS)
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Non‐Nutritive Artificial Sweeteners Aspartame and Acesulfame‐K Ameliorate Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Male Ldlr−/− Mice

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aspartame and acesulfame‐K are commonly used non‐nutritive artificial sweeteners, but their impacts on cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) are unclear. In this study, we evaluated the impacts of aspartame and acesulfame‐K on MASLD and atherosclerosis in male Ldlr−/− mice fed an AMLN diet ...
Jingjing Xu, Xiaohua Jiang, Jianping Weng, Suowen Xu   +3 more
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Aspartame, as an artificial sweetener, does not affect renal function and antioxidative states in mice

BMC Research Notes
Background and objective Aspartame (l-aspartyl l-phenylalanine methyl ester) is an artificial sweetener widely used as a sugar substitute. There are concerns regarding the effects of high aspartame doses on the kidney owing to oxidative stress; however ...
Kenta Torigoe, Miki Torigoe, Satoru Oka, Yoko Obata, Hiroshi Mukae, Tomoya Nishino   +5 more
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Insulin Resistance: An Update on Biochemical and Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Impact on Various Diseases

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insulin resistance is the biological phenomenon in which the human body's normal response to the metabolic hormone insulin is compromised. Insulin is a regulator of most of the essential metabolic steps in the body that control energy homoeostasis, so dysregulation leads to multiple diverse human diseases including, most prominently, Type 2 ...
Peter J. Little, Stefan Offermanns, Haaglim Cho, Zhiping Liu, Pinglian Yang, Qiaozhu Su, Henry Wade, Wah Yang, Danielle Kamato, Neale Cohen, Alex Bobik, Iqra Ilyas, Suowen Xu   +12 more
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Analysis of the Effects of Food Additives on Porphyromonas gingivalis

Pathogens, 2022
This study aims to investigate six food additives (octanoic acid, decanoic acid, acesulfame K, aspartame, saccharin, and sucralose) used in foods for the elderly or people with dysphagia because of the effect of these food additives on Porphyromonas ...
Mai Shinohara, Miki Maetani, Chiharu Kitada, Yasuko Nishigami, Ayaka Yazawa, Shigeki Kamitani   +5 more
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Maternal Consumption of Artificially Sweetened Beverages in Pregnancies and Biomarkers of Fecundity in Adult Sons

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Maternal intake of artificial sweeteners in beverages (ASB) during pregnancy may have a programming effect on offspring health, including biomarkers of male fecundity. Objective We investigated whether maternal intake of ASB during pregnancy was associated with biomarkers of male fecundity in adult sons.
Frida Vinther Hauberg, Emilie Marquart Hviid, Mette Viola Stokholm, Anne Gaml‐Sørensen, Anne Ahrendt Bjerregaard, Thorhallur I. Halldorsson, Sandra Søgaard Tøttenborg, Cecilia Høst Ramlau‐Hansen   +7 more
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Evaluation of Tooth Erosion Potential of Zero and Carbonated Beverages in Korea: A Laboratory‐Based Study Focused on pH

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives With increasing health consciousness, the consumption of zero‐calorie beverages (zero beverages) is also increasing. Zero beverages are devoid of sugar or alternative sugar content. Tooth erosion possibility continues to be reported in cases of carbonated beverage consumption.
Eun‐Ha Jung, Hyun‐Kyung Yim, Ji‐Hyun Min   +2 more
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Attenuating Effect of Spirulina Platensis and Alpha-lipoic acid against Aspartame induced Oxidative stress and Brain damage in Rabbits [PDF]

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal, 2019
Spirulina and lipoic acid has been considered as one of the most effective in anti- oxidative stress and anti-inflammatory activity.Aspartame (ASP) is one of the mostwidely used (artificial sweeteners)used in a variety of foods and feeds.This study was ...
Mahamoud Arafa, Yakout AlSenosy, Samy Hussein, Hamam Attiya   +3 more
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Aspartame, a bittersweet pill [PDF]

Carcinogenesis, 2016
For the first time, the aspartame case shows how a corporation decided to ban an artificial ingredient in the wake of public opinion notwithstanding the regulatory assurance claims that it is safe. PepsiCo Inc. made an unprecedented decision most likely based on life-span carcinogenicity bioassay studies from the Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center ...
PAOLINI, MORENO, VIVARELLI, FABIO, SAPONE, ANDREA, CANISTRO, DONATELLA   +3 more
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Policy Progress in Using Economic Policy Instruments to Improve Nutrition: Challenges and Opportunities

Health Economics, Volume 35, Issue 9, Page 1279-1287, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Economic policy can be a powerful instrument to influence food environments and support improved diets and health. Over the past 20 years, the use of fiscal policy to improve diets has increased dramatically. This paper reviews the trajectory of policy change, and explores the ways in which research has informed three different dimensions of ...
Anne Marie Thow
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