In 2010, a review of studies
on artificial sweeteners published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine found that overall, artificial sweetener use promoted weight gain.
Eran Segal ran research
on artificial sweeteners like this and discovered that they alter the composition of gut bacteria and cause diabetes in mice.
The above gives us a
primer on artificial sweeteners, which at the end of the day are often a well - intentioned attempt to make the unpalatable palatable.
The investigators also found that the microbial populations that
thrived on artificial sweeteners were the very same ones shown — by other researchers — to be particularly abundant in the guts of genetically obese mice.
I am 12 weeks pregnant and have insulin controlled diabetes so I love that I have a healthy option (that doesn't
depend on artificial sweetener or fake ingredients) that will curb my cravings because they are so rich and delicious!
A review of previous studies
on artificial sweeteners published in the journal Neuroscience supports this idea, with the author of the review noting that «artificial sweeteners, precisely because they are sweet, encourage sugar craving and sugar dependence.»
A new
study on artificial sweeteners and their effect on the brain sheds new light on food addiction and impulse control when it comes to high fat, high sugar foods.
And beware of artificial sweeteners in lower - calorie sweets (such as ice cream or soda); a number of studies suggest that overdoing
it on artificial sweeteners messes with your microbiome and leads to overeating.