Are artificial sweeteners bad for you?

[kaholeung]

The toxicity of any molecule is defined by the doses, not the molecule itself. Overdosing oxygen and water can be toxic, too.

[bellekordo]

Both my parents were diabetics. My brother is diabetic. I am not diabetic. I give a lot of credit to diet drinks. I do not drink calories. Many people demonize diet drinks...but I still think it is better than sugar. I would prob be diabetic if not for sugar substitutes. I am glad I have choices.

[italianmama]

I drink diet pop occasionally, maybe once or twice a week, main reason is I don’t like the sugary feeling on my teeth that regular pop has.

[OttoBoy]

“…since the 1960s?”
He’s probably thinking of saccharin. I remember it replacing cyclamates as an alternative sweetener around the late 60s-early 70s. I recall Aspartame becoming widely available in the early-mid 90s?

[tommydinob]

There’s rhetoric all over the internet about them causing problems in the microbiome. I’d like to know if it’s true or BS.

[mikewalkow]

It helps me curb my sweet tooth and still, better than sugar

[AussieGirl]

It doesn’t increase my appetite for sugar at all. Infact it satiates me to where I don’t even wanna eat

[advex]

Is there independent studies who checked health status of artificial sweetener users over a long period of time? Or did just the producer of aspartame pump out data about how great it is?

[Bpjames]

Aspartame and the like have to reek havoc on the gut microbiom, but Peter doesn't really place much emphasis on that aspect of health from what I've seen in interviews.

[danieljrgensen]

I drank aspertame sweeneted juice as a kid and had no issues in the beginning...until a couple years later where one day I suddenly felt pain in my lymphs inside my throat while drinking my aspertame product. I used the same brand in all those years and never took excessive amounts. At most about 2 - 2.5 liters an entire day(which only happened occasionally and usually In weekends as soda substitute). Mixed in a 5:1 ratio with regular tap water.

Never had any health issues otherwise, so my experience is aspertame is certainly not "innocent" if your an healthy individual.
At very small quantities, perhaps it's "less unhealthy"...but definitely not a zero risk sweetener!

I accidentally bought a aspertame sweeneted drink recently(after a break of many years) and got a reaction again. So my immune system definitely was affected by drinking aspertame in childhood....sadly! 😕

[stephanienewton]

Been around since the 1960s but neuro degenerative disease has been on the rise since then as well. We need follow up studies and then some. With aspertame and many other things that people consume or inject 👀

[JamesBaylockJr]

I remember hearing you have to consume around 9-15 cans a day for it to be even possibly problematic.

[kmcel]

I swapped erythritol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame and sucralose for allulose. I feel way better and my insulin/blood sugar are far more stable.

[pvsk]

Peter is wrong here, artificial sweeteners do not make me feel crave for sugar at all

[cherylrleigh]

I used to experience facial swelling from consuming NutraSweet, also known as Aspartame, as well as all other artificial sweeteners. In contrast, a friend of mine faces severe anaphylactic reactions when exposed to these substances.

[DeuceDeuceBravo]

"Toxicity" is one thing. But what about all the downstream affects? Like tricking your cells into thibking theyre getting sugar? What do the studies say about stuff like that?

[alexbrands]

Saccharine has been in use much longer than aspartame, which was approved in the 70s.
Also worth mentioning is that artificial sweeteners cause a release of insulin.

[nikolatesla]

I love the play on "is coffee good for you"

[Sum_onez]

I drink almost only water, not carbonated drinks.
In my opinion, replacing sugar with artificial is okay but people will still get addicted to it and cope: "It is artificial sugar, not real sugar."
They still got most of the disadvantages that normal sugar gives and still spending lots of money since they still are addicted to sugar.

[wasatchwizard]

Not to nit-pick, but I wonder which molecule has more data: aspertame or creatine?