Does Aspartame Cause High Blood Pressure

Researchers say children who have high blood pressure are four times more likely to have ADHD and learning difficulties than their healthy peers. The study followed 201 children 10 to 18 years old who had high blood pressure. Of those who were determined to have hypertension, 28 percent had a learning disability, 20 percent had ADHD, and some children had both. Experts say this news is particularly worrying, since high blood pressure is linked to obesity, and childhood obesity rates continue to ... Read more »