Sweetener aspartame is widely used in food industry

There are at least 6000 kinds of food and drink in the world, and even drugs use aspartame as the main sucrose substitute Recently, according to the guardian, some Italian scientists have found that the widely used substitute aspartame is a strong carcinogen, which will have a considerable impact on human health Researchers at the ramazini cancer research center in Bologna, Italy, said they had conducted a three-year study on more than 1800 mice and found that if a female rat ate a certain amount of aspartame per day (equivalent to 40 micrograms per kilogram for an adult based on her weight), her risk of lymphoma and leukemia would increase significantly, and the more she ate More, the greater the risk of cancer In addition, brain tumor and peripheral nerve cancer were also the main causes of death in the experimental mice Researchers say it's not clear how much of aspartame will cause cancer, so new trials need to continue But on the principle of being responsible for health, people should try to eat as little or no aspartame containing foods, drinks and drugs as possible, especially pregnant women and children The results of the study were presented at an international academic conference in Italy in mid September, which caused a great stir Aspartame is a kind of sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sucrose It is widely used in the food industry More than 6000 kinds of food and beverage in the world use aspartame as the main substitute of sucrose About 350 million people in the world eat aspartame every day However, whether aspartame can cause cancer has been a controversial topic in academia Many experts have raised this issue since the beginning of aspartame On September 19, the European food safety agency said in a statement that a series of latest research results showed that aspartame may cause cancer, so it should be paid high attention to They also made it clear that they would analyze the findings of the ramazni cancer research center On hearing the news, aspartame's producers immediately raised objections Japan Ajinomoto Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest producers of aspartame, put forward that the research conclusions of ramazni cancer research center are totally contrary to the conclusions of some world-class cancer research authorities, and this conclusion has not been confirmed by the world epidemiological statistics agency, which is not convincing at all The head of the company also pointed out that mice are much lighter than people, and their ability to decompose substances is significantly weaker than people, so they can't give rats safe amount of food, and their metabolism can't be compared at all According to the head of the European food safety agency, aspartame is the main ingredient of many children's food If it is harmful to health, it is very dangerous for children However, pregnant women may also have adverse effects on their health and fetus after eating aspartame containing foods or taking drugs containing this ingredient due to their reduced immunity Therefore, it is necessary to find out whether aspartame can cause cancer as soon as possible If researchers prove that aspartame is carcinogenic, many foods need to be reformulated.