FOOD AND NUTRITION MISINFORMATION IN INTERNET: A CASE OF SAFETY OF ASPARTAME INTAKE
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Food and nutrition (FN) misinformation is the incomplete, incorrect, or misleading information
about FN science, without any scientific evidence. Misinformation can easily be taken from
internet, and can come from food industries, friends, families, and influenced by its culture.
Information on negative aspect of aspartame consumption is a case of food and nutrition
misinformation taken from internet. Searching information through websites on the topic of
aspartame will be easily found but most of the information claimed that using aspartame
sweeteners is a frightening personal account attributing multiple health disasters, even the
evidence has not been established yet. The aim of this article is to review food and nutrition
misinformation, with the emphasis on the association between aspartame intake and its effect on
health.
Key words: food and nutrition misinformation; aspartame intake
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