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The American Council on Science and Health

"Anecdotal accounts, however compelling, do not constitute scientific evidence
of a cause-and-effect relationship. Millions of people experience
unpleasant physical symptoms. It is natural for an individual to
look for a cause for his or her physical discomfort, and aspartame
is an obvious, well-publicised candidate. However, the mere fact
that a person consumed this sweetener (aspartame) and experienced
some kind of problem does not mean that aspartame caused the
problem. This situation could just as easily be a coincidence.
People who are concerned about the safety of aspartame can be
reassured by the results of the Centers' for Disease Control
recent evaluation of complaints about the sweetener. The CDC said
that the complaints do not provide evidence for the existence of
serious, widespread adverse health consequences from using
aspartame".
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