Aspartame sweetener may disrupt blood vessels, raising stroke risk, first-of-its-kind study suggests

U.S. Right to Know articles · Aug 14, 2025 · 5m · transcript

Aspartame—the artificial sweetener found in everything from Diet Coke and sugar-free chewing gum to children's medications—may raise the risk of the most common type of stroke by causing inflammation and disrupting blood vessel health and blood flow, according to new research.