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04/15/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Artificial sweeteners linked to metabolic syndrome; increases diabetes risk by up to 500%

Have you ever noticed how many overweight people drink diet soda or add low calorie sweeteners to their tea and coffee? Corporate propaganda tells overweight and obese people who are trying hard to lose weight – or who at the very least are trying not to gain more weight – that artificial sweeteners are the […]

04/11/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Sickeningly sweet: Artificial sweeteners worsen gut inflammation, intensify symptoms of Crohn’s disease

The lure of a calorie-free sweetener is hard to beat; after all, who doesn’t want to have their cake and eat it, too? The promise of zero-calorie beverages and lower-calorie baked goods that come along with sugar substitutes are often convincing enough on their own for the calorie-conscious among us. But studies have consistently shown […]

02/19/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Tracking wastewater is difficult: Artificial sweeteners turn out to be reliable chemical markers

No one really thinks twice about the wastewater generated by sinks and toilets, but a team of Canadian scientists has recently discovered an unusual way to track the water “to ensure it doesn’t end up in unwanted places.” John Spoelstra, a research scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, says that artificial sweeteners “are very specific […]

12/19/2017 / By Ralph Flores

FDA supports diet soda: They declined to ban misleading advertising for artificially sweetened drinks

It’s hard to ignore the writings on the wall when it comes to diet soda. Several studies have pointed out the adverse effects of drinking diet sodas — people who regularly drank diet soda are more likely to develop stroke and dementia and may not be even helping you lose weight. (Related: Diet soda, aspartame linked to premature deaths in […]

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