Dr. Barry Dworkin

Artificial sweeteners’ contribution to weight gain fraught with bias and no demonstrated causality

Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2017

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Source:

Artificial sweeteners are tied to long-term weight gain, diabetes risk, Canadian docs say

Reference:

Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies

 

And now the real analysis of the study:

No Need to Panic Over Bitter News About Nonnutritive Sweeteners

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