I’ve known aspartame is really bad for you, but after reading compelling evidence in this article of the link between aspartame and leukemia and lymphoma, I’m pretty sure I’ll never touch another Diet Dr. Pepper. The article is short but compelling (22 years studying over 2 million people), so I won’t repeat it here, but I hope you’ll take a look. And then put down the diet soda and read labels religiously as it’s in a lot more than just diet soda (Red Bull, lots of other “healthy” drinks).
Hmmm.
There is nothing that could make me touch aspartame, but the “science” behind the studies referenced in that article is weak. Two of the studies are on rats, and the human study is purely observational and has weak correlation.
It seems obvious that the onus of proof, for safety and efficacy, of an artificially created product is on the creator. So, the question need not be whether we can prove that it causes any particular kind of harm – rather, can anyone prove that it does not?