What is aspartame, the 'possible carcinogen' in diet sodas, sugar-free juices?
Discovered in 1965 by American chemist James Schlatter, aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than the regular table sugar.
WHO's cancer research agency to declare common artifical sweetener 'possible carcinogen', say sources
Aspartame is used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some Snapple drinks.
