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The WHO is about to declare aspartame can cause cancer (www.vox.com)

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[–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

What makes you think that stevia or "natural" sweeteners are better?

At the very least, they have to go thought an industrial process of extraction that can leave unwanted chemical agents in the final product. And anything naturally grown is a subject to be contaminated with pesticides and other unwanted substances.