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Aspartame and Anxiety
08/20/2024

Ok, so the study was done in mice - so we have to take it with a grain of sugar (or aspartame), but it does start to show how these food additives can have other consequences in our bodies aside from the obvious aspects of weight gain. The study, explored in the journal of neuroscience, explained, "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved aspartame as a sweetener in 1981.

Today, nearly 5,000 metric tons are produced each year. When consumed, aspartame becomes aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol, all of which can have potent effects on the central nervous system." So what does this mean for humans? And how is it liked to anxiety? Well, the study found that there was pronounced anxiety in the mice taking the aspartame. As one researcher said, “It was such a robust anxiety-like trait that I don’t think any of us were anticipating we would see,” Jones said. “It was completely unexpected. Usually you see subtle changes.” This is something to be mindful of if you suffer from anxiety, and cutting down sodas and other aspartame laced foods could be a good idea!

https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/common-sweetener-linked-to-increased-anxiety-in-mice-368325