[WATCH]: Artificial Sweeteners

Warning: Long, science-heavy video. No funny cats or guys getting hit in the nuts. Artificial sweeteners, or as they are usually referred to in the literature "non-caloric" sweeteners or "high-intensity" sweeteners, address the problem of sugar calorie excess in our diet. They've been demonstrated to support weight loss or maintenance, reduce cavities and can be part of a healthy lifestyle. Much focus has been on CSPI report: www.cspinet.org I disagree with CSPI on about 25% of their rankings, but I appreciate that they take a very conservative stance. Citations: Aspartame: 1. Comp Funct Genomics. 2010. In vivo cytogenetic studies on aspartame. 2. Drug Chem Toxicol. 2004 Aug;27(3):257-68. Genotoxicity of aspartame. 3. Am J Ind Med.

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