Every day we are faced with new information regarding the risks of products we use and consume on a daily basis potentially causing cancer. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1,603,844 new cases of cancer in the U.S. occurred in 2020.
Why would we want to increase our chances of getting cancer, knowing what we know now due to advances in science and technology? Neil Steinberg, who wrote about his Fresca habit recently, pointed to research that shows risks of aspartame with extreme levels of consumption and even though we are at an increased risk, we can probably still consume it in small doses.
