BiomaGUNE warns that aspartame can be "harmful" to the heart and brain
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that can help lose weight, but it's 200 times sweeter than sugar.
Aspartame reduces body fat, but "can be harmful to the heart and brain, "according to a study by the CIC biomaGUNE research center and the Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute on mice.
The research, led by Professor Jesús Ruiz Cabello of CIC biomaGUNE and Professor Ian J. Holt of IIS Biogipuzkoa, has been conducted by researcher Irati Aiestaran. The research has assessed the effects of long-term aspartame treatment by analyzing mice and has taken a maximum recommended daily dose equivalent to one sixth of a year.
The study concludes that "aspartame reduces fat deposits in mice by 20%, but does heart hypertrophy and at the cost of reducing cognitive performance. "
The study shows that prolonged intake of this artificial sweetener "may beharmful ,even if consumed in small doses , suggesting that current consumption patterns should be reviewed. "
For the first time in a year, the effects of aspartame intake have been studied, and "it has helped to resolve the majorcognitive gaps in the effects of prolonged consumption . "
In this study, "observed effects not described so far due to the complexity and duration of the study. "
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