This week, a freshly revamped Diet Pepsi—with the phrase “now aspartame free” on its silver label—will hit supermarket shelves nationwide. PepsiCo ditched the controversial sweetener aspartame in response to consumer demand, replacing it with sucralose, known by the brand name Splenda, and acesulfame potassium, or ace-K, both sweeteners thought to be safer. A study last… Read More »
However, those studies had received funding from companies in the soda industry. Archived from the original on March 8, Aspartame, commonly known by the brand name NutraSweet, is one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners. Max Energy Limited, Web. Trending Topics. Why does diet matter after bariatric surgery? The ideal goal in artificial sweetening… Read More »
Enlarge this image Slam poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emi Mahmoud performs at the Sziget Festival in Hungary in 2019. László Mudra/Rockstar Photographers hide caption toggle caption László Mudra/Rockstar Photographers “Memories of my childhood live/between the rings of sand around my ankles/ and the desert heat in my lungs. I still believe that nothing washes/worry… Read More »
Enlarge this image A health worker in personal protective equipment stands in a COVID-19 intensive care unit in Taiz, Yemen. Ahmad Al-Basha /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ahmad Al-Basha /AFP via Getty Images “I will kill you.” That’s what a family member of a COVID-19 patient told a general practitioner at a… Read More »