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Health Canada reviews WHO declaring aspartame could possibly cause cancer

The World Health Organization (WHO) released findings on Thursday saying there is limited evidence that aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener, could be associated with liver cancer.
The Canadian Cancer Society and Health Canada are reviewing WHO’s classification of aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic.”
However, WHO also says that aspartame is still considered safe to consume at its current recommended limit.
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Both WHO and Health Canada recommend a daily limit of 40 milligrams of aspartame per kilogram of body weight.
David Ma, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Guelph, says a person weighing 70 kilograms would have to drink about 15 cans of diet pop a day to exceed that daily limit.
WHO recommends further research on aspartame to determine whether or not it can cause cancer.