Science and Professional Organizations

American Dietetic Association

ADA concludes aspartame is safe and has issued a position statement approving non-nutritive sweeteners including aspartame. ADA is the professional organization that establishes standards of quality for practice for nearly 70,000 dietetic professionals, most of whom are registered dietitians.

URL: http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/SID-5303FFEA-92F276FF/ada/hs.xsl/home_3794_ENU_HTML.htm
URL: http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/SID-5303FFEA-1D8EEF93/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_3311_ENU_HTML.htm

American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is dedicated to providing education and information on fighting heart disease and stroke. At this link discussing artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, the organization has found, through extensive investigation, that aspartame has not caused any serious side effects .

URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4447

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America is dedicated to helping those with asthma and allergies improve their quality of life through education, advocacy and research. This site notes that alleged reactions to aspartame have not been verified and claims that products containing aspartame cause hyperactivity in children are not supported by studies.

URL: http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=20&cont=285

British Medical Journal Editorial Concludes Aspartame Criticisms Are Unfounded

The October 2, 2004 issue of the British Medical Journal carries an editorial concluding that aspartame has been "demonised unfairly" in sections of the press and on the Internet.

Full text of British Medical Journal editorial ( pdf )

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