Are Artificial Sweeteners Really a Safe Alternative to Sugar?

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 diseaseArtificially 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. Enjoying the show or have a questions about a particular topic? Send us a message here. Support the show