Long-term aspartame intake impacts brain and heart function: Scientists exposed mice to 7 mg/kg of body weight in human equivalent – 1/6th max recommended daily intake – over a year. Aspartame reduced fat deposits in mice, but at the cost of cardiac hypertrophy and decreased cognitive performance.

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