The science-backed verdict on artificial sweeteners

[COMPNOR]

Scientist contradict each other all the time. This is no exception.
Verdict - drink water.

[hsuyutedhtc]

"infinitely better" is not a term people use in when talking about real science.

[ocrodriguez]

I quit all sodas, including diet. I drink water only. All inflammation is gone, teeth brighter, skin better. I also quit sugar and I’ve dropped 35 pounds since January 1, this year! Easy fix for better health and it shows in my bloodwork!

[Slanghomy]

If you’re only drinking soda once in a blue moon, drink whatever soda you want

[rockybarber]

She didn't explain why real sugar is worse than sweetener

[anawise]

I heard from a professional that it's the opposite. The body knows how to deal with sugar but not with artificial sweeteners.

[RA-lblx]

Standard coke = diabetes
Coke Zero = cancer

[paritee]

I was convinced because she kept repeating way way way way better.

[tobyhallidie]

Personally, I prefer drinking water, for obvious reasons.

[RoiGamez]

The title: "science-backed"
The video: 0 science

[oscardruke]

Let's put it like this to be clear:
Sugar is heroin and sweeteners are methadone.
Neither of both are good for your health, but could use the less lethal and try to quit or at least, minimise damage.

And the scariest thing, is that i didn't made an extreme comparison. Plus, we are all already addicted to this shit from childhood.

[abpob]

Artificial sweeteners make me ill. Sugar does not. But it does make me fat.

[rdGemini]

- "Which is better?"
"Coke zero"
- "Tell us why"
"Coke zero is better"

[no_tread_]

Coke isn't even "real sugar", it is corn syrup which is even worse.

[BonnieWarren-jx]

Artificial sweeteners are bad for you and I don’t care what she says

[Rodoriginal]

Don't drink soda's, just drink water.

[etrnlygrtful]

The "infinitely better" part infinitely confused me 😵‍💫

[gobroke]

There's no reason to believe any of these people.

[Flostatemain]

I like the part where she is so obviously bias and uneducated within this topic that after the girl asks “tell us why”, she proceeds to not provide any statements of reason to explain why other than using exaggeratives, don’t listen to this quack she’s lying

[aridavid]

Not when it comes to sucralose (commonly known as Splenda).

On top of the effects she mentioned (damaging your gut microbiome, which puts your health at risk) it also:

*Alters your insulin levels (the main thing diabetics are trying to avoid)

* Impairs the integrity of your intestinal barrier (reducing your nutrient intake)

* Induces breaks in DNA that produce gene expression in the intestinal epithelium that lead to inflammation, oxidative stress and cancer.

As an MD there are few sweeteners I would recommend, but only one I would down right tell you not to take ever and that's sucralose.