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Unprecedented Irreversible Risk to Forests: Inside the USDA GMO Chestnut Tree Approval
New BG Podcast explores ramifications of USDA approval of defective GMO chestnut trees for unregulated release into wild forests
![New Study: Aspartame Sweetener May Disrupt Blood Vessels, Raising Stroke Risk. 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 a first-of-its-kind study published in Scientific Reports. The findings add to longstanding concerns about the sugar substitute’s impacts on the brain and heart. “Given that aspartame is one of the most pervasive artificial sweeteners used in the global food industry, its cumulative effects from long-term, low-dose exposure may indirectly affect cerebrovascular [brain blood vessel] health through metabolic interference,” the researchers said. Aspartame—also marketed as NutraSweet, Equal, Sugar Twin, and AminoSweet—is up to 200 times sweeter than sugar and promoted as a way to cut calories and sugar intake, especially for people with diabetes. Other studies have linked aspartame consumption to chronic diseases, weight gain, and even aggressive brain cancer.
They told us aspartame, which is genetically engineered, was safe when they brought it to market in 1974. Here we are 50 years later and despite the fact that peer-reviewed studies have linked this GMO fake sweetener to a long list of worrying health problems, it's still on the market. More and more substances created with Synthetic Biology (SynBio, for short, and also called “precision fermentation”) are being brought to market, all with no safety testing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:276w6gxm6hulbao76vipjnql/bafkreiazjg3hnmzt7g6bpw6hchqxbkskup6l5ljsc7joxkmtl7ul7xhapq)
