Aspartame is an artificial sweetener and a popular sugar substitute sold under the brand names Nutrasweet and Equal. It is present in low-calorie food and drinks and some medications. Despite its ...

Scientists are gathering more evidence on which factor has more of an impact on human wellbeing amid the aging process.

New research suggests that one of the most common sugar substitutes, aspartame, may have unintended consequences for heart ...

But in April 2015 PepsiCo announced that it will no longer use aspartame in Diet Pepsi, amid popular concern that aspartame causes cancer and other health ... approved it for human consumption ...

People around the world increasingly experience the devastating effects of environmental crises – from extreme weather, food insecurity, and health issues linked to water and air pollution ...

A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...

The field of environmental health is broad, encompassing the direct effects of the environment on human health and the factors that adversely affect the ecological balances essential to human health ...

A pharmacist discusses this non-nutritive sweetener's side effects and safety Artificial sweeteners are chemically synthesized sugar substitutes that serve as an alternative to sucrose (table sugar).

with devastating impacts on human health and the environment. From contaminated lands and polluted waterways to the release of toxic substances and greenhouse gases, the environmental toll of war ...

All organisms in an ecosystem are interconnected, and any imbalance in this complex relationship can have irreversible ...