Mar 24, 2022
There is now widespread use of various "artificial sweeteners"
in foods and beverages. Most commonly non-nutritive sweeteners are
used to sweeten a products, whilst having less sugar and calories
than a traditionally sugar-sweetened version of that product. For
example, diet drinks (e.g. diet soda) are most commonly associated
with artificial sweeteners. However, they are also in a wide
variety of food products and supplements.
For a long-time there has been skepticism and alarm raised about
their potential health effects. From claims of them increasing our
food intake, all the way to causing cancer. And food safety
authorities have conducted rigorous examinations of the safety data
on each of these compounds.
In this episode, the Sigma team discuss the initial research that
raised alarm bells, the current process of safety evaluation for
non-nutritive sweeteners, the amounts they are consumed in, and the
studies published thus far examining their health impacts.
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