Are Artificial Sweeteners Really a Safe Alternative to Sugar?

Oct 18, 2022

Artificial sweeteners might be one of the most controversial topics in nutrition. Some people claim that they are dangerous and others will say that they are perfectly safe. 

In today's episode we are going to discuss some of the most recent research on artificial sweeteners that has been published in the last few years that has actually caused me to change my mind a little on the topic recently. 

Here are the citations to the studies I cover in the episode: 

 

Acute blood sugar responses 

Longer term consumption and weight and glucose intolerance - 

Study on sucralose from Huberman podcast 

More sucralose studies:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31258108/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8880058/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30535090/

 

Microbiome: 

 

Individual response study published in 2022 

Artificial sweeteners luminal cancers 

Another sweeteners study that showed no functional impact on the microbiome

 

Cardiovasciular Disease 

Low calorie sweetened beverages and cardiovascular disease

Artificially sweeted beverages vs. sugar sweetened beverages 

NutriNet Sante Study of individual sweeteners

 

Cancer 

Meta analysis showing no cancer risk, but increase all-cause mortality 

Review on specific cancer types 

NutriNet Sante Study that got headlines earlier this year 

 

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