{"id":5731,"date":"2025-02-26T13:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=5731"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:05:39","slug":"february-19-2025-key-messages-sweetener-aspartame-aggravates-atherosclerosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/february-19-2025-key-messages-sweetener-aspartame-aggravates-atherosclerosis\/","title":{"rendered":"February 19, 2025 \u2013 Key Messages Sweetener aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>February 19, 2025 \u2013 Key Messages Sweetener aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis :<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Aspartame and Heart Health: A new study in Cell Metabolism links aspartame consumption to increased cardiovascular risks, including atherosclerosis, insulin spikes, fatty plaques, and inflammation.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Animal Study Findings: Mice exposed to high aspartame levels for 12 weeks showed significantly higher risks of developing arterial plaques and inflammation compared to control groups.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Role of CX3CL1: Researchers identified the CX3CL1 protein as a key factor in plaque formation is activated by aspartame..<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Potential Implications: The study suggests that aspartame may have long-term health effects, prompting further investigation into its impact on human cardiovascular health.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Future Research: Scientists aim to confirm these findings in human studies and explore targeting CX3CL1 to reduce vascular inflammation.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Public Health Concern: With artificial sweeteners present in many foods, understanding their long-term impact is crucial for guiding dietary recommendations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-metabolism\/fulltext\/S1550-4131(25)00006-3\">https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-metabolism\/fulltext\/S1550-4131(25)00006-3<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 19, 2025 \u2013 Key Messages Sweetener aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis : \u2022 Aspartame and Heart Health: A new study in Cell Metabolism links aspartame consumption to increased cardiovascular risks, including atherosclerosis, insulin spikes, fatty plaques, and inflammation. \u2022 Animal Study Findings: Mice exposed to high aspartame levels for 12 weeks showed significantly higher risks of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5731"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5732,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5731\/revisions\/5732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}