Excuse me for being dramatic, but most of the beverages I see girls running around campus with just happen to say “Diet” on them. And there’s a new study that finds Aspartame, a sweetener used in these drinks, can cause cancer.

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener consumed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It is used in over 6,000 diet products including soft drinks, chewing gum, candy, desserts, yogurt as well as in pharmaceuticals, in particular, syrups and antibiotics for children.

If you’re going to be this conscious about your weight and sugar intake – you need to open your eyes to the bigger, more dangerous picture. Check out the article…European Ramazzini Foundation.