Give anything ten years' time, and the truth and false of it comes out. Like Soya oil , nonsugar sweeteners just lost all their glitz and glimmer. Artificial sweeteners: Wolf in sheep's clothing? The Good: They are zero calories and may be prescribed under certain conditions. The Bad and Ugly: It's said that aspartame is very addictive to the brain (source ). It's 700 times sweeter than sugar. In fact, it's a much more difficult substance to stop using because people tend to overuse it in larger quantities to get the sugar hit. This causes your body to crave more and more of it. You think it's zero calories (which it is) but it's not zero harm as your body ends up having excessive stimulation and dopamine overload. Plus these sweeteners can alter your gut bacteria (source ) and cause havoc just like carrageenan. Saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame even at low concentrations promote pathogenic changes in gut bacteria.(source) 283 studies were reviewed. In adults, pregnant women, children and it was seen they can increase the risk of type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular events. The very thing they were being touted to protect against. Read the entire Blog post here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healthwealthbridge/message