date:Oct 29, 2019
d and Drug Administration (FDA).
Saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame-potassium, sucralose, neotame and advantame were approved as food additives, while stevia and luo han guo (monk fruit) are approved under the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) designation. These products are 180 to 20,000 times sweeter than sugar.
Yet, when non-nutritive sweeteners were first introduced, health concerns focused on a potential risk of cancer, which was not borne out in subsequent research.
Now, health concer