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Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid and aspartame is one of the most studied food additives ever.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And because it's been studied we know it causes diabetes by killing gut bacteria.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/51yxBQyvqpNYPT3PF0LGL3G/are-artificial-sweeteners-bad-for-me