Artificial sweeteners linked to obesity warn researchers
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MDApril 22, 2018
While people are getting more and more health conscious they are increasingly bending in favor of artificial sweeteners especially zero-calorie ones. New research has found that these replacements for sugar are likely to cause health changes which may be associated with diabetes and obesity.
Artificial sweeteners have now become one of the most common food additives worldwide. They are consumed in a variety of foods and beverages including diet soda etc. This new study looked at one of the largest populations to check on hat these artificial sweeteners are capable of doing within the body. The team looked at the metabolism of the sugars and sweeteners within the body after consumption. They used technique such a high-throughput metabolomics. The team also looked at the effect of these products on the health of the blood vessels. They used rats and cell cultures for the purpose of the study.
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