Don't panic! Understanding the new aspartame cancer classification

There has been quite a bit of media coverage about the WHO reclassifying aspartame, which is an artificial sweetener, as a possible carcinogen. So, does this mean you should panic? In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will go back to the science and explain why the evidence that aspartame causes cancer isn't convincing.

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Links to data:

WHO: Aspartame hazard and risk assessment results released
https://www.who.int/news/item/14-07-2023-aspartame-hazard-and-risk-assessment-results-released

Summary of findings of the evaluation of aspartame at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs Programme’s 134th Meeting, and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) 96th meeting
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/summary-of-findings-of-the-evaluation-of-aspartame-at-the-international-agency-for-research-on-cancer-(iarc)-monographs-programme-s-134th-meeting--and-the-joint-fao-who-expert-committee-on-food-additives-(jecfa)-96th-meeting

Compound Interest: What do the IARC’s carcinogen classifications actually mean?
https://www.compoundchem.com/2023/07/14/carcinogens/?fbclid=IwAR31-upSJNFlobpvcWZrzpLq8JU0t4G0KTeRgpAILUUYRlSc0jfAdLJYOfg

IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CARCINOGENIC HAZARDS TO HUMANS
https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications/

Cancer Research UK meat vs smoking graphic
http://news.cancerresearchuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/151026-IARC-Meat-rating-UPDATE2.png

Sweetened beverage consumption and risk of liver cancer by diabetes status: A pooled analysis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877782122001060