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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 972178" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>I'm not going to bother googling for the evidence that should be provided to back up a claim that's made. The burden of proof is on the one making the claim. I find claims about the danger of artificial sweeteners to be conspiracy-theory based.</p><p></p><p>This is just a general comment, not directed at anyone in particular: if anyone wants to convince me that these products really are dangerous to the population as a whole, when taken at the recommended/usual amounts, then they would need to provide links to scientific literature of a sufficient standard. Because I have read articles referring to studies that meet this standard, and they have found that products like aspartame are safe (for everyone except people with phenylketonuria). For example:</p><p><a href="https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-artificial-sweeteners-safe/" target="_blank">https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-artificial-sweeteners-safe/</a></p><p></p><p>Another source with extensive information about aspartame is this relatively recent letter from the FDA. I think if the FDA had wrongly approved it in 1981, they've had plenty of time to rectify that:</p><p><a href="http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp" target="_blank">http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp</a></p><p></p><p>Aspartame is one of the most frequently searched topics on snopes.com. When snopes says claims that a product represents widespread danger are unfounded, then I find that convincing. They have no interest in being fooled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 972178, member: 43498"] I'm not going to bother googling for the evidence that should be provided to back up a claim that's made. The burden of proof is on the one making the claim. I find claims about the danger of artificial sweeteners to be conspiracy-theory based. This is just a general comment, not directed at anyone in particular: if anyone wants to convince me that these products really are dangerous to the population as a whole, when taken at the recommended/usual amounts, then they would need to provide links to scientific literature of a sufficient standard. Because I have read articles referring to studies that meet this standard, and they have found that products like aspartame are safe (for everyone except people with phenylketonuria). For example: [URL]https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-artificial-sweeteners-safe/[/URL] Another source with extensive information about aspartame is this relatively recent letter from the FDA. I think if the FDA had wrongly approved it in 1981, they've had plenty of time to rectify that: [URL]http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp[/URL] Aspartame is one of the most frequently searched topics on snopes.com. When snopes says claims that a product represents widespread danger are unfounded, then I find that convincing. They have no interest in being fooled. [/QUOTE]
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