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Popular âDietâ Ingredient Now Linked to Leukemia and Lymphoma in New Landmark Study on Humans. As few as one diet soda daily may increase the risk for leukemia in men and women, and for multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in men, according to new results from the longest-ever running study on aspartame as a carcinogen in humans.
Read: Green leafy vegetables cut diabetes risk. A healthy version of a plant-based diet lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes by 34 percent. A healthy diet included foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, the study noted. But, people who opted for less healthy foods â though they still ate many plant-based foods â had a 16 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes, the study revealed.