Artificially and sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption is not associated with risk of lymphoid neoplasms in older men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concern about the carcinogenic potential of aspartame was raised after an increase in lymphomas and leukemia was reported in an animal study at doses similar to human exposure. Two prospective cohort studies published after the report found inconsistent results for estimated aspartame intake, artificially sweetened beverage consumption, and risk of lymphoid neoplasms.

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine associations of artificially and sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption (for comparison) and aspartame intake with risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) overall and by major histologic subtype in the Cancer Prevention Study-II Nutrition Cohort.

Methods

Among 100,442 adult men and women who provided information on diet and lifestyle fac

SUBMITTER: McCullough ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611526 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature