Monthly Archives: February 2019

Q: Is aspartame in Diet Coke safe to consume? If so, in what amounts?

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Lara Kleinfelter Wilson, Ph.D.

When the first artificial sweetener (now sold as Sweet’n Low) was discovered in 1878, the world became divided between those who embrace artificial sweeteners to reduce calorie intake and sugar intake and those who fear that these sweeteners cause health … Continue reading →

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Q: Is it good to use antibacterial soap because it kills the bad bacteria? Or is it bad to use because it kills the good bacteria too?

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Rohit Jangra, DVM, PhD

Antibacterial soaps kill both good and bad bacteria equally because the antibacterial agents cannot differentiate between bad and good. However, antibacterial soaps are not any better than regular soaps at killing germs. In September 2016, the FDA banned the use … Continue reading →

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