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Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 1, Issue 2, 2013
Mcmed International
Acta Biomedica Scientia
Issn
2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
ASPARTAME INCREASES FOOD DEMAND AND IMPACTS BEHAVIOR: A STUDY USING ANTS AS MODELS
Author
Marie-Claire Cammaerts1* and Roger Cammaerts2
Email
mtricot@ulb.ac.be
keyword
Food consumption, Learning, Locomotion, Memory, Sweetener
Abstract
Using ants as biological models, we showed that aspartame, probably the most consumed sweetener in the world, appeared to have unwanted ethological and physiological effects. Compared to a diet made of meat and sugar, it increased the ants‟ meat consumption, speed of locomotion, and „audacity‟. It drastically impacted visual and olfactory memory, reduced the precision of reaction, response to pheromones, brood caring behavior and cognition. When having to choose between a solution of aspartame and one of sugar, the ants largely chose the latter one. The physiological and ethological perturbations seen in ants may be attributed to the fact that though being not a glycoside, aspartame gives to the brain the „presence of sugar‟ information. Using ants as models, we conclude that aspartame, consumed in moderate amount, does not impact health but induces severe disturbances in behavior and cognitive abilities.
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