Are Artificial Sweeteners Bad For You?

While scientists have debunked the notion that putting artificial sweeteners in your coffee will give you cancer, that doesn’t necessarily mean you should go hog wild with them.

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[palacsintaman]

lost an average of .8kg in what? 1 day? 1 week? 5 years???

[acousticpsychosis]

I dated a girl who was artificially sweet. She was not good for me either.

[ironqueen_osrs]

Since RATS AREN'T PEOPLE it might be nice to do an episode about a few times when studies in rats had bad consequences in humans

[cannedmusic]

Something I read in a medical report, once, that it might not be the artificial sweetener used in the drinks that are causing the diabetes, but, the fact that some people, not all, think that because they are consuming diet drinks, that it gives them a go-ahead to consume more treats with sugars in them; donuts, twinkies, cakes, pies, etc. I'm sure someone will correct me on this. And, no, I only consume two, maybe three, packs of pink stuff a day, in coffee or tea, and detest desserts.

[ThrottleKitty]

***drinks diet coke***

NOW I CAN EAT ANYTHING!!!!

[FurbyParade]

There's a huge difference between sugar LITERALLY causing weight gain & artificial sweeteners making you want to eat more, thus resulting in weight gain.

Both reaching the same end conclusion, yes, but understanding calories in vs calories out, counting & tracking calories allows us to be the exception.

[SquirrelASMR]

Artificial sweeteners were discovered by scientists... licking chemicals 🤣

*I learnt that from Hank on Sci Show!*

[housepianist]

You guys really do your homework. Even with scientific proof and evidence, there are always alternative outcomes to any type of study and you keep all of that balanced and fair. Great job!

[k]

Artificial sweeteners are bad - sugar industry
Sugar is bad - Artificial sweetener industry 🤨

[Cocoooo]

"Rats aren't people" That's ratcist man

[brandonglnd]

The sugar industry will say water is bad for humans on any level if it threatens their business.

[allegrablacksheep]

Coming from a weight loss perspective, I've found that I need to limit what my body considers sweet, regardless of how it is sweetened. I'm much more likely to continue craving sweet snacks or "needing" a dessert after a meal if I consistently eat sweet things. Which makes it harder to keep the weight off.

[flightgamer]

Totally agree with many below. Lost a ton of weight and use sweeteners to meet that common, strong sugar need. But overall eat better, less carbs, and way, way, way less food. I can't believe I used to eat so much. Solved. Prediabetes gone, snoring gone, bp down, doctor loves my numbers, etc.

[FrankZen]

Between sugar and artificial sweetener, the sugar is worse. As a direct replacement to sugar in reasonable eating, switching has a significant impact. My weight is much more under control than when I had sugar in my life.

[Salgood]

If you want to improve your over all health, eat better and don't worry about the sweeteners as much as eating enough veg and getting exercise. ~ Diabetic guy who uses sucralose.

In my experience the issues with sweetener are over all diet related. Someone who consumes one or two liters of sugar free soda a day - consumption rates a lot of the animal models are based on as a minimum - is going to have other consumption habits that are the real problem.

But if like me you just drink a bit too much coffee which translates to 8 so spons of sucralose a day, it's not really a problem.

[thecoryguy]

PLEASE make a video on the similarities of RODENTS AND HUMANS, to put to rest the debate that rodent testing is non-beneficial.

[sarahisavampire]

I get migraines pretty regularly. I saw a spike of them during my undergrad. I used to drink 2-3 diet cokes for caffeine a day, but I didn’t drink regular coke because of the sugar and calories. I stopped drinking diet and switched to coffee for my caffeine intake and suddenly I saw a drop of about 70% in my frequency of migraines. Now I only get the most severe migraines maybe every other month instead of a less severe one once or twice a week and severe ones about 2-3 times a month. I don’t get nearly as many and the more severe ones don’t seem as bad. It was immediate once I stopped drinking sodas with artificial sweeteners. I don’t eat anything else with artificial sugar so I feel I can link this directly to my migraines. I also have met two people who are “allergic” to artificial sweeteners. The symptom if they ingest it..severe headaches.

[bazookallamaproductions]

A biologists FOOLPROOF guide to weightloss? "Consume fewer calories than you expend" there are no gimmicks, no tricks, no cheats. Intake -expenditure = amount of fat gained or lost. And people always bring up thyroid issues and lifestyle, and metabolism and food digestion, but all that does is affect the rate/amount of calories being absorbed/burned. My original statement still stands. No matter HOW your body functions, or what kinds of foods you eat. If your body absorbs more calories than it uses, you will gain weight. If your metabolism slows, then all you did was lower the "expenditure" variable. If you eat lots of fatty high calorie foods without gaining weight, you must have a high expenditure variable in your equasion. And saying some foods aren't metabolized well is irrelevant, because foods that don't provide dietary calories aren't added to the intake variable.

[akumaking]

TL;DW: It's complicated, but it's best to cut back on the sweetness.

[fascinatedbyeverything]

He should of pointed out something: We KNOW that sugar is bad for you. Full stop. We don't know if artificial sweeteners are bad, but there is little irrefutable evidence that they are. Ergo, given the choice between sugar and artificial sweeteners, artificial sweeteners are the safer bet. Diet Coke > Coca-Cola