aspartame – Dr. Barry Dworkin

WHO adds aspartame to the “possible carcinogen” list as it has for pickled vegetables, aloe vera, Ginkgo Biloba, carpentry and joinery, and common medications like hydrochlorothiazide, progestins, and sulfasalzine, among others.

July 4, 2023

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 30, 2023 Source:WHO’s cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen: Reuters sources Reference:IARC List of Classifications
Wednesday House Call, July 4, 2018

July 4, 2018

Wednesday House Call, July 4, 2018 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: What to do about a salivary gland tumor. Difficulty finding a new doctor. Strategies for finding one. Adding Mio to water. How much is too much? You cannot reach the theoretical toxic limit…
Artificial sweeteners’ contribution to weight gain fraught with bias and no demonstrated causality

July 18, 2017

Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2017 Source: Artificial sweeteners are tied to long-term weight gain, diabetes risk, Canadian docs say Reference: Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies And now the real analysis of the study: No Need to Panic Over Bitter…
Sunday House Call, #578, July 10, 2016: Our existing anticancer vaccines. Why do not we use them more?

July 10, 2016

Sunday House Call, #578, July 10, 2016: Our existing anticancer vaccines. Why do not we use them more? Topics today include:Anti-cancer vaccines, The side effects of Plaquenil in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is a spark came safe?, Spinal stenosis treatments, C. difficile, distended bladder from enlarged prostate, new appearance of a lump on the back,…
Artificial sweetener link to infant obesity is biologically implausible

May 12, 2016

Health Headlines Commentary for May 12, 2016 Source: Study suggests fake sweetener link to infant size, obesity Reference: Association Between Artificially Sweetened Beverage Consumption During Pregnancy and Infant Body Mass Index
EFSA report on aspartame safety produces the same result; it is safe to consume

December 13, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 13, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Artificial sweetener aspartame ‘is safe’ Reference: The re-evaluation of aspartame (E951) as a food additive Outcome of the public consultation: Scientific Opinion on aspartame Two reports pertinent to the re-evaluation of aspartame
The European Food Safety Authority's evaluation of aspartame

August 27, 2006

The AFC Panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated the new long-term study on the carcinogenicity of aspartame conducted by the European Ramazzini Foundation in Bologna, Italy. In its opinion published today, the Panel concluded, on the basis of all the evidence currently available, that there is no need to further review…