Submitted by John (not verified) on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 5:12pm.
"Following the primary release of aspartame in 1981, the occurrence of many brain diseases suspiciously began to grow. Common malignant brain cancers increased significantly according to statistical data collected by the National Cancer Institute. "
The NIH re-examined statistical data you mention and found that the increase in malignant brain cancers actually began its rise in 1973, long before aspartame was available in the marketplace. Furthermore, the statistics indicated that the incidence of those cancers leveled off in 1985. Consumption of food products containing aspartame increased dramatically between its FDA approval in 1981 and today, with no corresponding increase in brain cancers of any kind. If a link between brain cancer and aspartame in humans exists, it certainly isn't borne out by the statistics.
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"Following the primary release of aspartame in 1981, the occurrence of many brain diseases suspiciously began to grow. Common malignant brain cancers increased significantly according to statistical data collected by the National Cancer Institute. "
The NIH re-examined statistical data you mention and found that the increase in malignant brain cancers actually began its rise in 1973, long before aspartame was available in the marketplace. Furthermore, the statistics indicated that the incidence of those cancers leveled off in 1985. Consumption of food products containing aspartame increased dramatically between its FDA approval in 1981 and today, with no corresponding increase in brain cancers of any kind. If a link between brain cancer and aspartame in humans exists, it certainly isn't borne out by the statistics.