Yes, something can be "a possible cancer cause" and still be "considered safe". That really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. As with all things, the dose makes the poison.
People have been fearmongering about aspartame for nearly 50 years now. Whenever I see the next batch of FUD like this I just lol. This is one of the most studied chemicals ever and an entire generation has consumed it for their entire lives. Even if you didn't believe any of the MANY studies that have been done (which would be foolish), wouldn't you expect to see a real uptick of cancer over the period? There has been none... cancer rates continue to be flat to slightly down.
And that fact alone should be heartening. Over the past half century humanity has been exposed to any number of chemicals, drugs, and environmental factors. And yet, those cancer incidence rates have stayed flat to slightly down. To me that means that, at least a far as cancer is concerned, we've been doing a pretty good job of getting rid of things that are actually dangerous.
Wouldn't be shocked if a lot of the fearmongering about sweeteners came from Big Sugar. They already did it once with blaming fat instead of increased sugar intake for the rise of heart disease. They did it again with Coca Cola funding a study that says you can "out exercise a bad diet". I wouldn't be shocked if it was found out that most of it was the direct action from these companies.
Yep. God only knows how many deaths the sugar industries lobbying* back in the 60s caused from diabetes, heart disease, etc. Not to mention making us a nation of land whales. One of the worst public health debacles of all time IMHO.
I think South Park had the right idea about the idiotic food pyramid lol:
Yes, something can be "a possible cancer cause" and still be "considered safe". That really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. As with all things, the dose makes the poison.
People have been fearmongering about aspartame for nearly 50 years now. Whenever I see the next batch of FUD like this I just lol. This is one of the most studied chemicals ever and an entire generation has consumed it for their entire lives. Even if you didn't believe any of the MANY studies that have been done (which would be foolish), wouldn't you expect to see a real uptick of cancer over the period? There has been none... cancer rates continue to be flat to slightly down.
And that fact alone should be heartening. Over the past half century humanity has been exposed to any number of chemicals, drugs, and environmental factors. And yet, those cancer incidence rates have stayed flat to slightly down. To me that means that, at least a far as cancer is concerned, we've been doing a pretty good job of getting rid of things that are actually dangerous.
I'll just take any excuse I can get to not drink the stuff because I hate the taste. Fuck diet stuff, sugar & fat for life.
Wouldn't be shocked if a lot of the fearmongering about sweeteners came from Big Sugar. They already did it once with blaming fat instead of increased sugar intake for the rise of heart disease. They did it again with Coca Cola funding a study that says you can "out exercise a bad diet". I wouldn't be shocked if it was found out that most of it was the direct action from these companies.
Yep. God only knows how many deaths the sugar industries lobbying* back in the 60s caused from diabetes, heart disease, etc. Not to mention making us a nation of land whales. One of the worst public health debacles of all time IMHO.
I think South Park had the right idea about the idiotic food pyramid lol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIGXkh6S8Zw