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Can the Artificial Sweetener Aspartame Cause Sterility?

A new study on aspartame shows that rats that ate this artificial sweetener had reduced sperm quality, higher numbers of abnormal sperm and defects in the structure of their testes, Scroll.in reports. Researchers blamed the occurrences on methanol, which is a break-down of the digestive process after consuming aspartame. As decades of science continue to point to serious health consequences due to aspartame consumption, it only makes sense to stop trying to fool your body into thinking...