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The WHO declared aspartame "possibly" causes cancer. Here’s what that means. | Vox (www.vox.com)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The difference is that you can completely avoid lead poisoning if you eliminate exposure to lead, but you can't completely avoid cancer even if you eliminate exposure to carcinogens.

And eliminating exposure to aspartame would have only a minimal effect, at best, on your overall risk of cancer.