This has nothing to do with MC, obviously, but this article caught my eye, and I thought it was worth mentioning here. This was an independently-funded study concerning aspartame. The study focused on the association between diet-soda consumption and the risk of cancer of the lymph system (non-Hodgkin lymphoma), leukemia, and multiple myeloma. The subjects of the research study were adults, and they were followed over a 22-year period.
In short, the results of this study showed that:
In women, diet soda consumption was not associated with the risk of an increased risk of either non-Hodgkin lymphoma or multiple myeloma.
In men, drinking one or more serving of diet soda per day was associated with a 31 per cent increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (compared to lower intakes).
In men, drinking one or more serving of diet soda per day was associated with a more than doubling of risk of multiple myeloma (compared to lower intakes).
In men and women combined, drinking one or more serving of diet soda each day was associated with a 42 per cent increased risk of leukaemia (compared to lower intakes).
Positive associations also existed between intakes of aspartame specifically and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
http://www.drbriffa.com/2012/11/13/aspa ... in-humans/
Here's an abstract of the research article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23097267
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