Do artificial sweetners like Splenda and Aspartame cause Gynecomastia?

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To my knowledge, artificial sweeteners such as these are not a recognized contributor to gynecomastia.  

Thank you for your question. I am not aware of those particular sugar substitutes as a cause of gynecomastia. Best wishes.

Dear foreveryoung908,

There are many causes of gynecomastia
both endogenous and exogenous. There is
no medical study documenting artificial sweeteners like Splenda or Aspartame
causing gynecomastia. If you do have
gynecomastia I would look for primary and secondary causes and if these are
ruled out then seek radio frequency assisted lipo contouring and reduction as
this can be performed with minimal scarring.

I hope this information is of some
assistance and best of luck.

To find out more, please visit the
link below.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto