Artificial sweeteners can be found in thousands of food and drink, like diet drinks, sugar-free gum and things like jelly, ketchup, yoghurts and hard candies.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/doctor-shares-foods-avoid-cause-30511324

Aspartame is added to low calorie, sugar-free foods and even medicines to make them more palatable.

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Lily’s Sweets was acquired, which sells a line of sugar-free and low-sugar confectionery foods to retailers and distributors in the U.S. and Canada.

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The additive appears in most diet drinks and sugar-free products, but could now be declared 'potentially carcinogenic'

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The only alternative to not consuming aspartame is by swapping out your Diet Coke and sugar-free gum for the regular version.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/everything-know-cancerous-aspartame-popular-30358170

The sweeteners used in sugar-free gum are non-fermentable, meaning they cannot be used as food by cavity-causing bacteria.

Source: https://itemlive.com/2023/10/03/dietary-guidelines-must-not-neglect-oral-health/

While sugar-free varieties can lower the risk of cavities and help strengthen muscles around the face, munching on it for too long could lead to tooth decay and certain jaw conditions.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12251321/How-long-really-chew-gum-Experts-weigh-recommendation-shock-you.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490