The Claim
Higher intake of acesulfame potassium is associated with a 40% increased risk of coronary heart disease, with an absolute incidence rate of 167 per 100,000 person-years among higher consumers compared to 164 per 100,000 person-years among non-consumers, based on observational data from 103,388 French adults followed over a 9-year period.
What the research says
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Drinking or eating a lot of stuff with the sweetener acesulfame potassium might be linked to a higher chance of heart disease — about 40% more — based on a big study of French adults.
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Acesulfame potassium intake is associated with a 40% increased risk of coronary heart disease, with an absolute incidence rate of 167 per 100,000 person-years in higher consumers versus 164 in non-consumers, based on data from 103,388 French adults followed for 9 years.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases in the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort
The study looked at people who ate more acesulfame potassium and found they had a 40% higher chance of heart disease, with numbers matching the claim exactly.
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