This artificial sweetener can cause strokes and heart attacks, research suggests

PNP DeskJune 8, 2024September 20, 202402 mins

London: A new study warns that xylitol, a chemical used for artificial sweeteners, may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. According to media reports, a study published in the ‘European Heart Journal’ has shown that high blood xylitol levels increase the risk of heart attack, stroke or other heart problems within three years….

Aspartame sweetener ‘possibly’ cancer-causing, WHO agency reports

PNP DeskJuly 14, 2023September 14, 202405 mins

The joint assessment from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which is part of WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization, represents the first public intervention by the UN health agency on the widely used sweetener. Aspartame has been used in multiple food and…