My newest blog is on that Big New Study published by Cochrane that the headlines have been screaming about for the last week or sopic.twitter.com/bSMJtU2WSn
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My newest blog is on that Big New Study published by Cochrane that the headlines have been screaming about for the last week or sopic.twitter.com/bSMJtU2WSn
The study is here https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.k4718 …
The study was done to inform WHO guidelines about the use of artificial sweeteners, particularly for kids It found that the current evidence does not demonstrate any harms, but that more research is needed to be sure
The main message of this study is that there is currently no good-quality evidence hat artificial sweeteners help with weight loss or cause harms That's all
The accompanying editorial in the BMJ is actually a great explainer of what this means and is cautiously optimistic about artificial sweeteners being helpful https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.k5005 …pic.twitter.com/OfnK4suVjV
Having said all of that, the review did find that the evidence suggests quite a few positive things about artificial sweeteners:pic.twitter.com/SAzid9O257
In particular, there seems to be no good evidence that artificial sweeteners cause increased hunger, food consumption, or sweet cravings This flies in the face of a very common trope, and yet it was not reported at all!pic.twitter.com/agUPrrTSTB
Ultimately, there seems to be decent evidence that artificial sweeteners can help people lose weight IF: 1. They replace sugar 2. People are overweight to begin with
So if you are, like 20yo me, an overweight person who drinks 1+ litres of sugary beverages a day, artificial sweeteners are probably great! Conversely, if you're like 29yo me, a less overweight person who drinks virtually no sugar, they probably aren't that helpful
The blog goes into more detail, enjoy
Thanks @cjsnowdon for the blog idea!
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