• uniquethrowagay@feddit.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    3 months ago

    Is there any actual evidence that artificial sweeteners are less healthy than sugar? Sugar in drinks contributes significantly to obesity, which in turn significantly increases the risk for a lot of health problems.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      There’s evidence that it’s less healthy than drinking water, not sure about any studies about the long term effects that would consider also the obesity related issues. If you’re obese, manage to use artificial sweeteners to cut down on sugar, lose a bunch of weight doing that, and then drop those too, artificial sweeteners might literally save your life. If you don’t have a weight issue, it’s probably best not to start consuming them out of the blue.