FOOD AND NUTRITION MISINFORMATION IN INTERNET: A CASE OF SAFETY OF ASPARTAME INTAKE

Food and nutrition (FN) misinformation is the incomplete, incorrect, or misleading information about FN science, without any scientific evidence. Misinformation can easily be taken from internet, and can come from food industries, friends, families, and influenced by its culture. Information on negative aspect of aspartame consumption is a case of food and nutrition misinformation taken from internet. Searching information through websites on the topic of aspartame will be easily found but most of the information claimed that using aspartame sweeteners is a frightening personal account attributing multiple health disasters, even the evidence has not been established yet. The aim of this article is to review food and nutrition misinformation, with the emphasis on the association between aspartame intake and its effect on health. Key words : food and nutrition misinformation; aspartame intake