Research Safety Authority (EFSA) discards the aspartame to cause premature birth or the development of cancer.
A publication February this year, the European Authority for Food Security, AESA, says there is no scientific evidence to support a causal relationship between consumption of the sweetener aspartame, used for the manufacture of beverages and foods, with preterm birth in pregnant women, or the development of cancerous tumors. EFSA scientific
denied the results of two studies conducted in 2010 about the possible risks for people consuming aspartame. Associated
The first exposure to aspartame Swiss mice with the development of cancerous tumors, while the second showed a purported association between the consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks and preterm birth in a sample of 59.334 pregnant women. Statement of EFSA
: on the scientific evaluation of two studies related to the safety of artificial sweeteners. European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal 2011, 9 (2): 2089 [16 pp.]. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2089. Http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2089.htm .
denied the results of two studies conducted in 2010 about the possible risks for people consuming aspartame. Associated
The first exposure to aspartame Swiss mice with the development of cancerous tumors, while the second showed a purported association between the consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks and preterm birth in a sample of 59.334 pregnant women. Statement of EFSA
: on the scientific evaluation of two studies related to the safety of artificial sweeteners. European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal 2011, 9 (2): 2089 [16 pp.]. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2089. Http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2089.htm .
In both cases, the agency, based in Parma, Italy, concluded that the information available in both studies "gives no reason to reconsider the evaluations carried out on the aspartame or artificial additives and authorized in the European Union."
The EFSA recommends that continue to study other diet-related factors that might influence the development of cancerous tumors. It also notes that different types of sweeteners are used alone or in combination with drinks, and there is no justification for focusing on a specific sweetener. Sweet and Security
While there is debate about the safe use of aspartame, the sweetener is approved in more than 105 countries and independent groups in the health area have also given approval.
According to an article in the Journal of Consumer Food and Drug Administration of USA (FDA), "no scientific evidence to support a link between aspartame and any type of cancer."
A study by the National Cancer Institute in 2006 indicates that "increased consumption of beverages with aspartame content not related to the development lymphoma, leukemia or brain cancer.
For his part, Colombian nutritionist and university teaching, Consuelo Pardo explains that it is unlikely to be able to exceed the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of aspartame, even by children or people with diabetes. The daily recommended level is between 40 mg / kg bw and 50 mg / kg body weight, equivalent to consume 15 sodas sweetened with aspartame a day.
The specialist said that "because aspartame breaks down into phenylalanine, international agencies require that products containing, as its label to warn those who suffer from phenylketonuria. This causes a birth defect metabolic disorder in which the body can not metabolize phenylalanine in the liver. "
The regulation requires that you place a legend on the labels of products containing aspartame, especially PKU alert to the presence of phenylalanine in the product.
"The PKU is a very small proportion of the population can not consume any product with phenylalanine, as the milk and aspartame. Usually the disease is detected a few days after birth, through the screening test, which is standard in all countries, "the nutritionist Pardo. About
aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar, but with the advantage that can be used in such small quantities that gives sweetness to foods that contain it without adding calories to the body. It can be found in cereals, soft drinks and chewing gum.
Aspartame is in the top five artificial sweeteners approved by the Food and Drug Administration of USA (FDA), along with saccharin, acesulfame potassium, neotame and sucralose, so it is approved by the Codex Alimentarius, regulatory reference of most countries in the world.
"The FDA evaluates the composition and properties of sweeteners, the amount that can be consumed as well as other studies in terms of safety, "concludes Brown nutritionist.
Magazine FDA Consumer, July-August 2006. Http://www.fda.gov/
National Cancer Institute, NCI: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/aspartame
The EFSA recommends that continue to study other diet-related factors that might influence the development of cancerous tumors. It also notes that different types of sweeteners are used alone or in combination with drinks, and there is no justification for focusing on a specific sweetener. Sweet and Security
While there is debate about the safe use of aspartame, the sweetener is approved in more than 105 countries and independent groups in the health area have also given approval.
According to an article in the Journal of Consumer Food and Drug Administration of USA (FDA), "no scientific evidence to support a link between aspartame and any type of cancer."
A study by the National Cancer Institute in 2006 indicates that "increased consumption of beverages with aspartame content not related to the development lymphoma, leukemia or brain cancer.
For his part, Colombian nutritionist and university teaching, Consuelo Pardo explains that it is unlikely to be able to exceed the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of aspartame, even by children or people with diabetes. The daily recommended level is between 40 mg / kg bw and 50 mg / kg body weight, equivalent to consume 15 sodas sweetened with aspartame a day.
The specialist said that "because aspartame breaks down into phenylalanine, international agencies require that products containing, as its label to warn those who suffer from phenylketonuria. This causes a birth defect metabolic disorder in which the body can not metabolize phenylalanine in the liver. "
The regulation requires that you place a legend on the labels of products containing aspartame, especially PKU alert to the presence of phenylalanine in the product.
"The PKU is a very small proportion of the population can not consume any product with phenylalanine, as the milk and aspartame. Usually the disease is detected a few days after birth, through the screening test, which is standard in all countries, "the nutritionist Pardo. About
aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar, but with the advantage that can be used in such small quantities that gives sweetness to foods that contain it without adding calories to the body. It can be found in cereals, soft drinks and chewing gum.
Aspartame is in the top five artificial sweeteners approved by the Food and Drug Administration of USA (FDA), along with saccharin, acesulfame potassium, neotame and sucralose, so it is approved by the Codex Alimentarius, regulatory reference of most countries in the world.
"The FDA evaluates the composition and properties of sweeteners, the amount that can be consumed as well as other studies in terms of safety, "concludes Brown nutritionist.
Magazine FDA Consumer, July-August 2006. Http://www.fda.gov/
National Cancer Institute, NCI: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/aspartame
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