Are Artificial Sweeteners Really a Safe Alternative to Sugar?

Send us a Text Message.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    Please leave a review if you appreciate the content.