Podbit · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Mouse studies show aspartame induces anxiety-like behavior, confirmed by amygdala hyperactivation. More alarming: those anxiety-like behaviors persisted in offspring for two generations without any direct aspartame exposure. If your mother drank Diet Coke, you may have inherited her anxiety.
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