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What Is Aspartame?
Aspartame is a low calorie artificial sweetener used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly found under the trade names NutriSuite and Equal. They have the same effect as sugar without having nearly as much energy content.
Greg and Lyndsey dive into the history, conspiracies, science, and media coverage of aspartame to present a thorough overview of the recent WHO reports linking aspartame and cancer risk.
Is this one of the longest "podcast episodes" ever? Probably. But it's packed with fascinating history, relevant research breakdowns and media criticism, and takeaways for interpreting and navigating our society's abundance of health warnings.
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