Are artificial sweeteners cancerous?

I've read some articles about the use of artificial sweeteners to be cancerous, is it true? The main ingridient of artificial sweeteners is phenylalanine, is the the harmful subtance?

Isn't almost everything in the world known to be cancer causing in some way or another?

It's partly cancerous

just stay away from artificial stuff...

though it's hard to tell which is which now...

better to stick to what is natural

Tested on lab rats, yes, it caused cancer. You are much bigger than a lab rat, so your consumption of the sweetner must be in enormous amounts in order to become a factor. Your chances of getting cancer would be greater from being around 2nd hand cigarette smoke.

There is ongoing controversy as to whether artificial sweeteners are health risks. Some studies show that they cause disease in laboratory rats.
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