Neuroscientist Dr. John Olney, lead author of the study, told 60 minutes in 1996: "there has been a striking increase in the incidence of malignant brain tumours (in the three to five years following the approval of aspartame) ... there is enough basis to suspect aspartame that it needs to be reassessed.
Isazi sezinzwa uDkt John Olney, ongumlobi oholayo wocwaningo, utshele Imizuzu engama-60 ngo-1996: "Kube nokwanda okumangazayo kwezehlakalo zamathumba anobuchopho (eminyakeni emithathu kuya kwemihlanu kulandela ukuvunyelwa kwe-aspartame) ... kunesisekelo esanele sokusola i-aspartame ukuthi kumele ihlolwe kabusha.