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minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoThe thing about fake sugar is that it’s arguably worse for you than the real thing. Fake sugar should really only be prized by diabetics and dentists.
minus-squaretrashgirlfriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoAh yes, the “we made rats eat 20kg of aspartame and they died” thing
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoFirst of all, you are referencing a study on saccharine, not aspartame. Secondly, this is about obesity. https://med.umn.edu/news/university-minnesota-led-study-links-long-term-artificial-sweetener-intake-increased-body-fat-adipose-tissue-volume
minus-squaretrashgirlfriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIdk, doesn’t seem that damning to me considering that people who have more body fat might tend to consume more artificial sweetener and other such factors. Don’t have the time to look into the particular paper and other research right now though.
The thing about fake sugar is that it’s arguably worse for you than the real thing. Fake sugar should really only be prized by diabetics and dentists.
Ah yes, the “we made rats eat 20kg of aspartame and they died” thing
First of all, you are referencing a study on saccharine, not aspartame.
Secondly, this is about obesity.
https://med.umn.edu/news/university-minnesota-led-study-links-long-term-artificial-sweetener-intake-increased-body-fat-adipose-tissue-volume
Idk, doesn’t seem that damning to me considering that people who have more body fat might tend to consume more artificial sweetener and other such factors.
Don’t have the time to look into the particular paper and other research right now though.