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Can zero-calorie sweeteners raise your risk for cardiovascular disease? This self-reporting observational study cannot show a causal link. Mechanism of action for this risk for the nine sweeteners involved remains elusive.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 3, 2022 Source:Can zero-calorie sweeteners raise your risk for cardiovascular disease? Reference:Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort
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No conclusive causation between use of artificial sweeteners and the development of obesity and heart disease
Health Headlines Commentary for October13 , 2016 Source: Why diet soda is NOT better than regular soda: Low-calorie drinks ‘just as likely to cause obesity and heart disease by confusing your brain’
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Headlines stating artificial sweeteners may increase appetite omits stating that it is only in fruit flies and mice
Health Headlines Commentary for July 19, 2016 Source: Artificial sweeteners could increase appetite by 30 per cent: study Reference: Sucralose Promotes Food Intake through NPY and a Neuronal Fasting Response
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Sunday House Call, #579, July 17, 2016; Hungry Fruit Flies
Sunday House Call, #579, July 17, 2016; Hungry Fruit Flies Topics today include: A study that artificial sweeteners could increase appetite by 30 per cent in fruit flies. But that is not how it is being reported in the media. Questions about acid reflux, treatment for blocked arteries, narrowed heart valves, diabetic neuropathy, and…