It seems like nowadays people are becoming more conscious about their health and eating habits. People are starting to notice what they eat and have started changing their eating habits. They start to choose organic foods, eat foods with less sugar or eat foods with artificial sweeteners, and choose foods that don’t have certain chemicals or hormones. Some people eat and drink diet foods such as diet soda here and there thinking that it will better their health and a contribution to their diet or weight loss. But what people tend to not notice is what kind of chemicals or ingredients that we don’t recognize are harmful. You might rarely see a label on a diet soda warning you about Phenylalanine, and not know what it is so you regard it. Usually when we don’t know what is in our food, we think twice about eating it, but if it seems harmless and see no warning label then we eat it anyway. Any products that are made for human consumption that contain Aspartame, which contains Phenylalanine, should carry a warning label of the ingredient. Most do …show more content…
Most medical doctors take the side with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claiming that Aspartame is not harmful or dangerous. There is also many websites that claim no danger to aspartame. Since this is stated by many doctors, people continue to consume diet foods and soft drinks believing that these products are healthier than the ones without aspartame. Little do they know that the FDA had denied the approval of aspartame for 16 years. There are now many doctors coming forward with new and revealing research that states the contrary. These doctors have created a controversy that Aspartame or NutraSweet may also cause cancer. Even though there is contrary claims that Aspartame does not cause cancer, by coincidence breast cancer has been greatly on the rise since the approval and introduction of Aspartame in our