Scientific Facts on the Aspertame artificial sweetener

The consumption of aspertame in Europe is estimated to be between 2.8 and 10.1 mg/kg body weight per day.

Aspertame is a non-caloric artificial sweetener used in many diet drinks and foods. Although this artificial sweetener has been widely used for many years, some allegations still fuel a debate on possible side effects. Does aspertame really pose health risks?

This summary is based on the latest European Commission Scientific Committee on Food (EC-SCF) "Update on the Safety of Aspartame". It is considered by most scientists as a consensus document and other recent scientific assessments reach similar conclusions - click here for some links.

However, some people and organizations believe that the aspertame sweetener does pose risks to consumers.

Note that the proper spelling for Aspertame is Aspartame.