Aspartame: The “Good” Sweetness or the “Bad” Sweetness?

It is not surprising to come across artificial food sweeteners on most tabletops these days. The reason? A world driven by heightened health awareness! Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin, neotame, and sucralose have long ruled the world of diabetics. But they are now increasingly being consumed by the calorie conscious too. Of these artificial sweeteners, aspartame today has become an integral part of weight management regimes that advocate the reduction of calorie intake. Aspartame was discovered way back in 1965, and was approved by the FDA in the early 1980s. It brings two hundred times more sweetness to food …read more