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:The key point is that we can help people to live healthier lives if they can reduce their calorie intake. Sweeteners (aspartame) have a valuable role to play in the fight against obesity.<ref>Thea Jourdan, [http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/neur-sci/2004-October/059358.html Aspartame - Sweet or sour?] Daily Mail, Oct 12, 2004</ref> | :The key point is that we can help people to live healthier lives if they can reduce their calorie intake. Sweeteners (aspartame) have a valuable role to play in the fight against obesity.<ref>Thea Jourdan, [http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/neur-sci/2004-October/059358.html Aspartame - Sweet or sour?] Daily Mail, Oct 12, 2004</ref> | ||
| − | In response to | + | In response to a report from the American Association of Neuropathologists showing an aspartame link to brain cancer and other serious health problems, Sanders said: |
:There is simply no evidence to show aspartame causes cancer. It is probably the most stiffly tested substance we consume.<ref>Rita Carter, [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-truth-about-sugar-substitutes-1353100.html The truth about sugar substitutes], The Independent, 19 Nov 1996</ref> | :There is simply no evidence to show aspartame causes cancer. It is probably the most stiffly tested substance we consume.<ref>Rita Carter, [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-truth-about-sugar-substitutes-1353100.html The truth about sugar substitutes], The Independent, 19 Nov 1996</ref> | ||
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Prof Tom Sanders is Head of the Nutritional Sciences Research Division, King's College London.
He has made a name for himself defending the controversial artifical sweetener aspartame in the media. He said:
- The key point is that we can help people to live healthier lives if they can reduce their calorie intake. Sweeteners (aspartame) have a valuable role to play in the fight against obesity.[1]
In response to a report from the American Association of Neuropathologists showing an aspartame link to brain cancer and other serious health problems, Sanders said:
- There is simply no evidence to show aspartame causes cancer. It is probably the most stiffly tested substance we consume.[2]
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- ↑ Thea Jourdan, Aspartame - Sweet or sour? Daily Mail, Oct 12, 2004
- ↑ Rita Carter, The truth about sugar substitutes, The Independent, 19 Nov 1996
