Aspartame
Also: E951 · NutraSweet · Equal · AminoSweet
Limit but don't panic — IARC moved it to 'possibly carcinogenic' in 2023, though FDA's acceptable daily intake remains generous.
Testosterone & hormonal load
Aspartame's testosterone link is based on animal studies only; human evidence is not established. In 2023, IARC reclassified aspartame as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' (Group 2B) based on limited evidence for hepatocellular carcinoma. Simultaneously, JECFA reaffirmed the acceptable daily intake at 40 mg/kg/day, noting insufficient evidence to recommend a change. Most men consuming aspartame in supplement amounts are well below this threshold.
Found in.
Two jurisdictions, two different verdicts.
Approved sweetener E951. EFSA ADI of 40 mg/kg body weight/day reaffirmed in 2023.
FDA approved; ADI of 50 mg/kg/day. FDA stands by its safety assessment despite IARC Group 2B classification.
The receipts.
- [01]IARC/JECFA — Aspartame hazard and risk assessment 2023www.iarc.who.int/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PR345_E.pdf
- [02]FDA — Aspartame and other sweetenerswww.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/aspartame-and-other-sweeteners-food
- [03]EFSA — Re-evaluation of aspartame 2013www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3496
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