Aspartame Linked to Anxiety That Lasts Two Generations

Consuming the artificial sweetener aspartame led to significant signs of anxiety in mice.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• An animal study linked aspartame consumption to anxiety and found the mental health changes were passed on to future generations

• The study involved mice drinking water that contained aspartame at a dosage of approximately 15% of the FDA’s maximum daily intake for humans

• The anxiety-like behaviors were evidenced during maze tests, and they…