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[-] CO_Chewie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

When a sample of mice were given free access to water dosed with aspartame equivalent to 15 percent of the FDA's recommended maximum daily amount for humans, they generally displayed more anxious behavior in specially designed mood tests.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Cool, so it's 15% of the RDA for humans, divided by whatever the avg weight difference between a rat and a human is, right? Or similar? That's the best interpretation of that quote, though it is still a bit ambiguous lol

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I read it as the rat equivalent of 15% for humans.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

Yeah, that's what I get now. I would like if they had a more specific rundown of how that number was calculated, and how much water it was in / the rats consumed. May be in the article or study, still haven't actually read it and don't have the time ATM.

[-] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

That quote makes it sound like it's not adjusted by weight. But it also doesn't mention the aspartame to water ratio, or how much of the water that the rats drank.

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