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TopicArtificial sweetners

Topic: Artificial sweetners

A rectangular telescope in space? US study says it may be the best bet to find life beyond Earth

Akanksha Mishra -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

WHO warns of ‘cancer risk’ from aspartame, but ‘38% urban Indians’ use artificial sweeteners monthly

Shania Mathew -
Survey by community-based social media platform LocalCircles reveals diet soda & sugar-free chewing gum are the most common products containing artificial sweeteners consumed by urban Indians.

WHO agency set to classify aspartame as ‘possibly carcinogenic’ — but here’s what you need to know

Sandhya Ramesh -
It was first reported two weeks ago that International Agency for Research on Cancer would in July categorise common artificial sweetener aspartame as 'possibly carcinogenic'.

Do diet colas pose cancer risk? What doctors say on ‘possible carcinogen’ tag for sweetener aspartame

Sumi Sukanya Dutta -
The popular artificial sweetener aspartame is expected to be classified as a possible carcinogen by WHO’s International Agency for Research in Cancer. Report to come on 14 July.

Food and drinks are getting sweeter. Even if it’s not all sugar, it can cause diabetes

Cherie Russell -
There's a double standard in the sweetening of the food supply, with manufacturers providing less sweet, 'healthier' products in richer countries.

Artificial sweeteners can increase chances of getting cancer, new US study says

James Brown -
Aspartame and acesulfame K were associated with increased cancer risk – especially breast and obesity-related ones. It's time to reduce their intake.

Should you fall for anything labelled ‘diet’? Think again on diet soda

Subhasree Ray -
Diet soda is a better option to reduce calorie and sugar intake, but that's all. There is no other nutritional value to these drinks.

Diwali sweets and snacks are on their way. Here’s how you can ‘health-ify’ them

Subhasree Ray -
You can have a healthy Diwali without dulling your taste buds and still ensuring the consumption of essential nutrients.

Coke has promised ‘less sugar’, but less is still too much

Rosemary Stanton -
'Less' sugar in sugary drinks is also too vague and remain a health hazard. The only solution is to stop drinking them.

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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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