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What diet drinks don’t have aspartame in them?

A common sweetener, aspartame is to be labelled a possible carcinogen next month

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Man who drank two litres of Diet Coke a day goes cold turkey after sweetener scare

Al Baker says his health problems have improved since quitting his 30-year habit

Wales Online · Jun 30, 2023

'I quit my Diet Coke addiction after sweetener scare - my health problems have gone'

A fizzy glass of Diet Coke was the first thing Al Baker thought about every morning for 30 years. After learning about the health risks associated with aspartame, he quit his £1,000-a-year addiction

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2023

Aspartame explained and list of foods with 'possible cancer risk' including Diet Coke

An artificial sweetener that is used in thousands of everyday products - including Diet Coke and chewing gum - may be listed by the World Health Organisation as a 'carcinogen' from next month.

Daily Record · Jun 30, 2023

Popular fizzy drink sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk

The additive is found thousands of products including ice cream and chewing gum

Manchester Evening News · Jun 30, 2023

Aspartame: Key ingredient in Diet Coke set to be declared ‘possible cancer risk’ by WHO

World Health Organisation cancer research unit is reportedly set to declare aspartame as a potential carcinogen from next month

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Aspartame to be declared 'possible carcinogen' by WHO. Don't panic.

Sources told Reuters that the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an arm of the World Health Organization, will soon name aspartame a "possible carcinogen." But historically, the agency's decisions have been controversial and confusing.

LiveScience · Jun 29, 2023

Aspartame may be a ‘probable carcinogen.’ Here are the 8 most common drinks and foods containing the sweetener

This artificial sweetener appears in popular sodas, gums, and desserts.

Fortune · Jun 29, 2023

Mum-of-six set alight by husband who poured petrol over her in car on way to work

Mr Justice O'Hara described mum-of-six Katrina Rainey's murder as the "ultimate act of domestic violence".

Daily Record · Jun 29, 2023

Diet Coke fanatics react to forthcoming WHO announcement on ‘possibly cancerous’ aspartame: ‘The final straw’

The artificial sweetener, which is 200 times sweeter than sugar, has come under review

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023