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This Natural, Zero-Calorie Sweetener Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Cancer

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This Natural, Zero-Calorie Sweetener Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Cancer

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7d ago

This Natural, Zero-Calorie Sweetener Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Cancer

www.sciencealert.com /this-natural-zero-calorie-sweetener-could-be-a-secret-weapon-against-cancer

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Tldr: A compound that is created when you ferment stevia with a specific bacteria selectively kills cancer cells vs healthy cells in a lab-grown culture.
- How do you make this fermented stavia? Asking for a friend.
  
  Instructions unclear, smoked salvia
- But then again, so does a handgun. /obxkcd
I’m not going to read the article, but I’m going to assume they’re talking about aspartame. Good thing I’ve been preemptively consuming a liter of Diet Coke a day.
- but I’m going to assume they’re talking about aspartame
  Fight AGAINST cancer, not cause it!
  Spoiler, they are talking about fermented stevia.
  
  aspartame consumed within recommended levels does not cause cancer. the recommended limit is 40mg per kg of body mass per day. For a very small 45kg human that comes out to 30 cans of coke zero per day.

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