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. 2024 Feb 28;16(5):676.
doi: 10.3390/nu16050676.

Reply to Ayoub-Charette et al. Lack of Biological Plausibility and Major Methodological Issues Cast Doubt on the Association between Aspartame and Autism. Comment on "Fowler et al. Daily Early-Life Exposures to Diet Soda and Aspartame Are Associated with Autism in Males: A Case-Control Study. Nutrients 2023, 15, 3772"

Sharon Parten Fowler  1 , David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras  2   3   4 , Michael D Swartz  5 , Paula Stigler Granados  6 , Lynne Parsons Heilbrun  7 , Raymond F Palmer  8
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Reply to Ayoub-Charette et al. Lack of Biological Plausibility and Major Methodological Issues Cast Doubt on the Association between Aspartame and Autism. Comment on "Fowler et al. Daily Early-Life Exposures to Diet Soda and Aspartame Are Associated with Autism in Males: A Case-Control Study. Nutrients 2023, 15, 3772"

Sharon Parten Fowler et al. Nutrients. .

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Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the concerns raised by Ayoub-Charette et al [...].

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