I just published Artificial Sweeteners Aren’t Killing Us Allhttps://link.medium.com/ItmqnfbgiT
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The blog goes into more detail, enjoy Thanks
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