The focus of this article is of interest to me because I am in an area where the Cancer Care NW facility provides candy and chips to people taking chemo at their facility.
Aspartame and/or acesulfame K are in OTC products, the general pharmaceutical market place and many foods that are not considered sugar free at your market, even breads. Children's medications often contain aspartame, such as amoxicillin for example. Sucralose is used, even in combination with aspartame and high fructose corn syrup. Sucralose (Splenda) has its own range of problematic adverse reactions.
Safer alternatives are stevia, Just Like Sugar or agave.
How aspartame, sugar enhance onset of cancers
They are extremely sweet. They are used in making almost all processed foods and drinks, even children's medicines. But they may be doing more harm than good. Besides diabetes and obesity, several new studies have linked aspartame and sugar to various cancers. CHUKWUMA MUANYA writes.