Splenda: Sucralose sweeteners linked to leukemia in new study

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An artificial sweetener has been linked to an increased risk of developing cancer in a controversial new study.rnResearchers in Italy have reported that studies in mice show that sucralose products such as Splenda raised thernchance of developing leukaemia.rnHowever, Splenda has strongly denied the claims, and stressed that food and health safety bodies have agreedrnthat the product is safe, and does not cause cancer.rnAs part of the study, the team at the Ramazzini Institute gave 457 male mice and 396 female mice varyingrnamounts of sucralose, The Telegraph reported.