Damaged mice muscle after sweetener (IMAGE)

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Damaged mice muscle after sweetener — Caption

Compared to mice that never consumed the sweetener (left), aspartame-fed mice (right) showed damaged smooth muscle (red) and an increased presence of immune cells (green) in their arteries, indicating early signs of cardiovascular trouble.

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Wu et al., Cell Metabolism

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