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"There is no sound evidence to deem that artificial sweetener leads to leukemia."

Kang Anna, director of the hematology department of the Guangzhou-based 458th Hospital of PLA, Guangdong Province, expressing her disapproval of a claim that artificial sweetener is the cause of leukemia among children, the conclusion of a recent article that spread through WeChat. Kang noted the article's conclusion is too simple and lacks clinical data. (Source: The Beijing Evening News)