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To sugar or to not sugar, that is the 50,000 soda-pop-can question. An excellent review from @GidMK that debunks a study’s claim using simple math that sucralose (Splenda) is genotoxic, that is, it can cause cancer.

June 12, 2023

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 12, 2023 Source:Chemical found in Splenda damages DNA: ‘Genotoxic’ discoverySplenda (Sucralose) Isn’t Giving You Cancer
Artificial sweeteners’ contribution to weight gain fraught with bias and no demonstrated causality

July 18, 2017

Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2017 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…

To sugar or to not sugar, that is the 50,000 soda-pop-can question. An excellent review from @GidMK that debunks a study’s claim using simple math that sucralose (Splenda) is genotoxic, that is, it can cause cancer.