Health Risks of Sugar Substitutes

Are artificial sweeteners safe as an alternative to sugar? Do they help with weight loss? Do they cause cancer and heart disease? Dr. Majd reviews the evidence on artificial sweeteners, like Stevia, Splenda, Sweet N' Low, Aspartame, Equal, etc.

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[MajdMD]

Diet coke and sodas seem to be one of the top sources of artificial sweetener consumption. How much do you drink? What other non-nutritive sweetened foods are the toughest for you to give up?

[KTPurdy]

Granted, these artificial sweeteners are not healthy, but compared to sugar its hard to know which vice is more damaging.

[HelpMyDiabetes]

Thank you for an evidence-based analysis on this topic!

[stacyl]

I avoid aspartame as much as I can- it gives me terrible headaches. I didn’t know sweeteners were in toothpaste and vitamins- that’s crazy!

[TripleVortex]

Bad advice. Lowering glycemic load and sugar intake has positive effects categorically, so if that means moderate artificial sweetener intake, its worth it. That being said always choose stevia, monkfruit, allulose, or erythritol whenever possible.

[roadkingjp]

Hi, I'm a new subscriber and love the channel. I've been doing the intermittent fasting and watching my food intake. Also exercising by riding my bicycle about 50 miles each week. Thank you for the wonderful information. I was wondering what you think about Truvia? When in fast I only drink black coffee and water so that decreases my truvia intake. My only sugar intake right now is from fruit, which is an addiction I need to work on. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[hippiejohn]

What about it causing seizures???? ... First time I accidentally ingested aspartame (in non-diet yogurt) headache & stomach ache, sever nausea & dizziness ...then I had a seizure I eat less then a small portion.

[Tcgrande]

sugarless gum and sugar free hard candies.... I am trying to find a healthy alternative

[ammaraansar]

Some diabetic tend to use artificial sweetenes to satisfy there sweet tooth, even tho they say that it's recommend by some physicians. So is it safe??
If not, then what to do to replace sugar??

[Inkdraft]

Why is stevia included in a list of artificial sweeteners?

[MyName-skwl]

Sooo yes but no and maybe sometimes is hopefully? Take for example the soda comparison, 2 diet soda Vs 1 diets what about 2 diet sodas Vs. 2 Non diet sodas? People struggling to quit are looking for a jumping stone to the solution and not the 0 to 100% fix, then maybe they can more easily go from that stepping stone to the 100% solution instead of trying to jump too high and falling back down to where they began

[baunakieyethoda]

Sweeteners are FDA Approved.
It's not cigarettes.
Glycemic index is not affected by artificial sweetners. Real sugars do.
Stevia does not cause cancer, obesity, or blood pressure.

There is no clinical study to prove any of your claims. On the contrary, artificial sweetners may have lower mortality risk compared to real sugars.

It's all about dose.

Yes, the only way to get big is to get higher calories. There is no connection between artificial sweetners & high calories unless they are added to products that additionally contain more calories.

Just cut down on sugars and lean on the protein, fruits, & green veggie side - to stay healthy.

If you don't feel like adding artificial sweetners, there is no justification to stop taking it. Just take plain 1-2 % milk with portion size of real fruits and squish them up in a blender - add ice cubes & your favorite protein - gulp it... like right now.

Stay healthy.