Lobbyists pay nutritionists with millions of social media followers to promote aspartame and sugar to kids 

The following is from The Defender. An industry lobbying group paid health professionals to promote aspartame on social media to counter the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent assessment that the artificial sweetener is “possibly carcinogenic” and ineffective for weight loss. The payments, made as part of the American Beverage Association’s “Safety of Aspartame” campaign, represent a new tactic by the […]