Recent research in mice provides evidence that consuming the common artificial sweetener aspartame may worsen the brain damage caused by a stroke. The findings indicate that the sweetener disrupts cellular energy centers and blocks protective signaling pathways during periods of oxygen deprivation, making brain cells more vulnerable to injury. The study was published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.
Aspartame is a non-nutritive sweetener widely used in zero-calorie beverages and…