Aspartame Is a Possible Cause of Cancer in Humans， a W.H.O. Agency Says
一家世卫组织下属机构表示，阿斯巴甜可能致癌
By Christina Jewett
A World Health Organization agency declared on Thursday that aspartame， an artificial sweetener widely used in diet drinks and low-sugar foods， could possibly cause cancer.
上周四（当地时间7月13日），一家世界卫生组织下属机构宣布，广泛用于无糖饮料和低糖食品中的人工甜味剂阿斯巴甜可能致癌。
The declaration by a W.H.O. agency of a cancer risk associated with aspartame reflects the first time the prominent international body has weighed in publicly on the effects of the nearly ubiquitous artificial sweetener.
这家世卫组织下属机构就“阿斯巴甜的致癌风险”发表声明，标志着这家知名国际机构首次对这种几乎无处不在的人工甜味剂所带来的影响公开发表意见。
Concerns about rising global rates of obesity and diabetes as well as changing consumer preferences have resulted in an explosion of no- and low-sugar food and beverages. Around the world， the powerful beverage industry has fought long and hard against any regulatory or scientific finding that tied artificial sweetener use to risks of cancer or other health problems. Aspartame is only the latest battleground for multinational companies to push back against new studies or potential links to health risks.
对于全球肥胖症和糖尿病患病率上升的担忧，以及不断变化的消费者偏好，使得无糖、低糖食品和饮料出现爆炸式增长。从全球范围来看，庞大的饮料行业长期以来一直坚决反对，任何一项监管条款或科研发现将人工甜味剂与致癌风险及其他健康问题联系到一起。阿斯巴甜只不过是众多跨国公司抵制相关新研究及其与健康风险潜在关联的最新战场而已。
“Aspartame is safe，“ Kevin Keane， interim president of the American Beverage Association， said in a statement. He cited the dueling W.H.O. announcements， singling out the second panel， the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives， that performed a concurrent review and left its recommended daily intake amount unchanged. It also deemed the evidence for cancer in humans “not convincing，“ a W.H.O. summary shows.
美国饮料协会临时主席凯文·基恩（Kevin Keane）在一份声明中说道：“阿斯巴甜是安全的。”他引述了两份同样来自世卫组织却相互矛盾的声明，特别指出第二个专家组“食品添加剂联合专家委员会”（Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives）也同时进行了调研，并维持原有的每日建议摄入量不变。而且，一份世卫组织摘要也表示，上述研究显示阿斯巴甜致癌的证据“缺乏说服力”。
The American Beverage Association， which represents Coca-Cola and PepsiCo， has been vocal in saying that the W.H.O.'s food additive panel— not the cancer experts— should be the lead authority evaluating aspartame.
美国饮料协会代表着可口可乐和百事可乐两大饮料品牌的利益，该协会直言不讳，评估阿斯巴甜安全性的主导权威机构应该是世卫组织的食品添加剂团队，而非癌症专家们。