Ikr? Also, how much did they eat/how much sugar did they replace? I mean it is almost as uninformative as saying, "one study found orange."

fake science

You'll have to read the paper to see the details of the experiment, it's in the discription

You ask an awful lot from a mediocre, simplistic, and biased youtube channel.

1 poop

Tims, unite!

thought nobody had noticed

@@tomaspietravallo3832 , I thought the same, but wasn't sure that it is the same symbol.

Glad to see my favorite sci show host looks and supports another favorite of mine.

I noticed immediately and came to the comments to see who else did 😂😂

"After earlier studies showed a link between a more interesting environment and improved mood, we locked a group of children in a McDonald's playplace to observe them as they ran through the tubes for several weeks."

Thalidomide is one such example.

This one! Please!

@@XKandDF I'm pretty sure they've already done a video on Thalidomide

PLEASE! This one please!

This is good. More of this

@@cutsceneenjoyerzz lol I've got a lifetime of it!

I've met one too that appeared near perfect: very feminine in her ways making her more attractive than she was, extroverted, charismatic, cool under pressure, knows what she wants and how to get it, but also the best liar I've ever seen and manipulative. To top it all off she once dropped her sweet mask and left no doubt that she doesn't give a damn about human lives! I also met another woman that reminded me of an anime girl: Asian, super girlish and clearly on the obsessive and impulsive side. Unlike the prior mention, she was convicted for a violent crime (in response for being targeted by a skinhead twice her weight class!). Someone suggested dating her and I replied that I don't want dead cats in the mailbox when I break up because it didn't work out...

I see what you did there...

Lol

Lick the science I implore you.

@Anna Heebsh 😂😂😂

Yeah it was literally the last upload

@@toastedawesomeness9089 lmaoo now I feel stupid 😬 ahahah

AxxL no one knows who you r except ur school friends

both are toxic in different ways

@Signaco Scuba which has sugar in. i can fix your confusion. fat is the problem.

All type of sweets are harmful

Jack Banana Dev fat isn't the problem

@@DamenSpikeGamesHQ there are also good fats. You can have some sugar.. But yes take them from fruit. Both of them you dont want much.

That's the spirit!!!!

All mushrooms are edible...some only once (Terry Pratchett...author of Discworld)

By that logic everything is edible! haha

I’ll have three Big Macs, a twenty-piece McNuggets, and super-size fries. Oh, and a small Diet Coke.

@@tvdan1043 Not to that extreme but I swear I've lost 60 pounds doing just that! Large diet cokes saved me the 400 calories from the large cokes I normally used to drink when ordering food.

Also, the people who are going to be using artificial sweeteners were already craving high calorie, sweet food. Replacing those with artificially sweetened options is definitely better than the alternative.

The body natually guides itself to taking in exactly the calories needed to cause no weight loss, or return to a previous level, because at normal weights it is healthy to maintain that. Kind of plays out differently with abundant food (i.e. we don't starve, abundant food doesn't make you fat), but it's not a bad method of survival. The biggest problem is actually the food, which is engineered to make the most people eat more of it.

It's not a bad idea in a diet to just count whatever the diet soda is in volume as the regular sweet kind in calories amount on your calorie counting sheet. It's helped me sometimes have an easier time being below or at my determined caloric number.

Kiiind of. It's not conscious. The brain tries to maintain it's weight as a healthy baseline, so if it doesn't see the calories, it tries to balance out. Although sweeteners do also mess with the balance, since the brain expects calories, and it literally makes you feel hungry all the time, that is, ghrelin+leptin become bad indicators to your body.

@@tutacat Maintaining the golden ratio of daily carb intake is easy but difficult at the same time. And our addiction to everything having some aspect of a sweetener put in the final product with the bonus of being 50 to 75% lower in calories isn't helping.

I think you mean Speciesism

@D r . S p u d Dito ;p

I read that in the CinemaSins voice.

Rat lives matter

ElDiablo70281 That’s ratcist. (ding)

BS, or... At least this could maybe happen in the US or rest of the third world, for sure not in the EU:)

I learned that too much water is bad from doing mdma... drink if you're thirsty

Any industry will do that when profit is always the bottom line.

As a rule of thumb, if any company does its own research via hiring scientist / company tells me a certain thing is bad then I automatically default to not believing them

No because everyone knows water is healthy. They just have to convince people it's healthy enough, then do as the tobacco industry, say some people prefer it, and that people should be able to do what they like.

And they don't cause cancer. But can make you eat more. Ultra TLDW: everything in moderation.

@@richardrises they dont MAKE you eat more, that is your choice. If you feel you can consume more because you consumed 0 calories with that drink, then what was the point of consuming that 0 cal drink? People are dumb. Sugar will cause severe issues if taken too much, whereas sweeteners? Not so much. But again, people are dumb. Sweeteners are "artificial" therefore "bad". Meanwhile they'll get obese, increase chance of heart disease, diabetes, stroke consuming sugar.

And they're not worse for you than actual sugar.

@@sacr3 it causes automatic responses in your body, like releasing hormones that signal your brain that you're hungry. They actually do increase your appetite, and if you're drinking diet soda to lose weight, you're defeating the purpose.

It's good if you can replace them, but in most people it isn't helpful, and doesn't reduce consunption, or even increases consumption.

@@tutacat That's more of a self control than a problem with artificial sweetener itself.

It’s possible the diet drinks were causing you to be dehydrated (soda has a ton of sodium that we don’t notice). Do you think this may have been the case?

@@redskins973 or something else in the diet soda. maybe the caffeine!

Drinks contain very high water content, and relatively low sodium content, so it seems unlikely it would cause dehydration.

Yeah that was more than likely the caffeine. The artificial sweeteners probably didn't have much to do with it but caffeine is proven to cause migraine sufferers to have worse migraines.

I used to eat tons of sweets and my teeth are pristine to this day. Brush your teeth two times a day and you'll be fine.

This is what a dentists assistant told me. Aspartame is worse for your teeth

@@TomasPetkevicius94 I think we need a clearer study on sugars vs acids in soda and is it just pH level over time that damages enamel.

cancer

@@t0mmyd0m95 oh and your dentist assistant is an expert on the topic? Did they provide sources for this claim?

i dont know how hard it is to change the soda habit, but i would recommend everyone to drink normal water like 90% of the time. Usually I (almost) only drink soda for special occasions (on dates, birthday, christmas and so on). I think lowering your salt helps you with making your taste more sensitive, so you need less sugar/salt.

@@Rithmy Yes but water is boring :P

@@antikokalis then have tea.

Umm but you should worry a lot about exercising. Exercising burns calories as well as increasing mental health along with physical health. Exercising regularly is one of the best things you can do for your body.

@LagiNaLangAko23 I still have some problems with unsweetened tee (only peppermint is enjoyable and i would recommend starting with it) @Frank Reynolds Water isnt boriung at all! I rly like the taste of water. There is nothing better than water while eating something delicious. Anything else just distracts from the food.

@A P. And you know what hormones effect? The amount of calories expended. Wow. Looks like it's not oversimplified after all

Heretic!

Joshua Seylar yeah and your diet and lifestyle has an extreme impact on the balance of hormones in your body dumbass

Not necessarily true. Different foods are digested differently, and that dictates whether you'll gain fat or not. I eat a diet very high in fat, and calories, I have no trouble maintaining a healthy body weight. This is due to eating a purely carnivorous diet. Carbs are metabolized differently, and you need to watch how much you eat, on top of that you'll gain weight faster if you mix carbs with fat. It's not as simple as simply "reducing calories"

The other aspect that "Consume fewer calories than you expend" is oversimplified is that is assumes your baseline level of calorie expenditure is not LINKED to your calorie intake, which is a bad assumption. Decrease your calorie intake and your body will decrease your calorie expenditure by halting "non-essential" functions like rate of digestion, repair to satellite tissues (like joint cartilage), speed of brain and nerve functions, etc. Essentially your ingrained, nomad, animal-survival skills kick in to say, "There's not a lot of food here, gotta conserve until we get to an area with more food." So its a delicate balance between ENOUGH to keep your body operating at full function, but not so much excess that your start putting away energy stores for the really hard times...fat.

Only the vast majority of drugs developed in the last 50 years have been done with rodent models. Saying they're not beneficial is the same as saying that modern medicine isn't beneficial. I'm not claiming it's perfect, but it is definitely useful!

This is why I hate Adam Ruins Everything, TBH

Cory Guy maybe you should become more of a League of Nerds guy and less of a Scishow guy.. or maybe we have our definitions mixed up.. can you define what "non-benificial" means to you?

We are mammals just like them 👍

He mean that because he dont wana get sue by sweetener company

It took me years to accept this but my body agrees with that statement. Reversed pre diabetes and high blood pressure by getting off sugar.

Or do everything in moderation and live a healthy life

@@karthikrox6310 People are in general bad with moderation. Alot of people eat bad stuff for comfort. Or to relax. And once it's a habit it's hard to break. This is why people want to find replacements that taste good but are better for your health.

"We don't know" isn't the same as "safe to consume" so I'd rather not gamble and be a case study 30-60 years from now just so I could get some sweet mouth pleasure.

@@krieghart5515 So , are you rona vaccinated...🤔

How long did it take for you to get better? I've had diarrhea problems ever since I started drinking lucozade and zero sugar drinks since 2018. I'm addicted to them drinks, so was wondering if I gave up all the sweeteners how long it would take for my body to go back to normal. Thanks

@@banzanbuddhist1451 if they contain allulose or sugar alcohols, it should be fairly quick, once they leave your body, since the metabolism of them causes the effect afaik. you could also try increasing fiber intake to see if that helps your gut deal with it better

Heyyyyyyyyyyy

Wow - a barely liked & replied to Justin Y. comment 😂🤔

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Dang, this is a first

Legend.

Caffeine cna also cause issues. It is likely you drink less coffee than coke, and it is easier to control how much you have.

True answer is sweetener are bad but you are too lazy to work out so why not making money on that.kaching

dspdetractor ack ack ack seal laugh It’s literally impossible to out train a bad diet, especially for sugar lovers. People also love sweet things, to say that they should never eat anything sweet would be pointless because everyone would fail eventually. Moderation can be effective, and sweeteners also really help. Humans are just tempted.

@@ogueyratogeyrat7448 you made me laugh out loud so props but fyi a lot of us exercise on the regular, exercise doesn’t magically cure obesity and give you your dream body, it just makes a difference. If you eat too many calories you’re going to be overweight, simple as that. Artificially sweetened drinks are not just for having a soda without the sugar/calories, they’re good for appetite suppression and also making it easy to stay hydrated. We want to know if it’s going to have a negative impact on our health because not just fat people use them, a lot of active people do as well

Yessssss This Old Tony.

The taste of an electrolyte drink is much different, because it is normally designed to replace the nutrients lost in sweat. Making it salty. Not to say artificial sweeteners don't taste bad. It is too strong and always has an odd aftertaste.

If you draw a line down your brush, you're using way too much (a (literal) pea size amount is correct). You could also feel sick from swallowing toothpaste. The amount of toothpaste otherwise, and the amount of sweetener, is so small it shouldn't do much.

There's nothing wrong with calories at a healthy weight, without companies making their food addictive. The body is designed to stop eating when it meets it's needs, but food productions methods that also involve sweeteners, cause the natural fullness indicators to break down, as well as flavorings which signal nutrients that aren't there.

Just opened a Cherry 0g sugar Pepsi, and you're right :-(

Try sucralose, it takes just like sugar

Dont drink sweetener you be sick

@@kendarr nope it's gross I taste the difference

@@nightshadekelly I think i got so used to that i don't feel it, honest to god it just tastes like pure sugar to me, like pure sweet, i remember in the beggining having a bit of a wierd taste, but after a few days to a week any after taste was gone, i just feel the sweet flavour now, oh well, maybe xylitol?

How to properly clean your metal computer Hey dustoff boi

Telling lies?!

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Please let that meme die with some honor.

Having a hemapligic miagrains? Yes papa

First thing i noticed as well :)

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Yup, came to make this comment. Love CPG! ❤️

Count me in the CPG club. :)

The thing with sucralose is that, despite not having calories, its chemical structure is so similar in a way to saccharose that the body confused it for it and produces an insulin spike. In the long term the effect is similar: energy is stored as body fat, since the body thinks that there is free glucose already.

Its all about being in a caloric deficit; eat less and do cardio i.e. Walking, jogging, bike rides etc. and you'll be good to go.

While exercise does have an effect, just eating low carb and try not to eat too much protein (happens to many meat lovers i imagine) should be enough (and not ultra procceced food ethier, because that will get you hooked as well).

​@@loganwolv3393 Actually incoorporating more protein in your diet can help with weight loss. Look up the Thermic Effect of Food, here's a link to wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_dynamic_action#:~:text=The%20thermic%20effect%20of%20food%20is%20the%20energy%20required%20for,Protein%3A%2020%20to%2030%25. Since losing weight is about a caloric deficit, when you eat protein 20-30% of the calories/energy from that protein is used to absorb and digest the food, more so than carbs(5-10%) and fat(1-5%). This means that if you do eat a good amount of protein(recommended 1g per pound of bodyweight). For a 120 pound person that's about 100 extra calories burned by eating 120g of protein. Protein has 4 calories per gram Carbs have 4 calories per gram Fats have 9 CALORIES PER GRAM Fats have about double the Calories than in Protein in Carbs, so be careful with your fats(I'm not saying don't eat fat, just don't eat too much). This is why high-fat foods tend to have more calories than low-fat foods. There's nothing wrong with eating more than enough protein too, as protein, just like fiber, helps with satiety, making you more full and less likely to crave and binge eat(possibly). And Overall, don't be afraid to eat all food groups, it's not a specific macronutrient that's making you fat, it's the amount of CALORIES/ENERGY your eating. Try including more fiber in your diet, as it will help you feel more full, and less likely to binge eat. The Recommended amount of calories per day is 2000(which of course is not for everyone), This is called a BMR or Calorie Maintenance, the amount of calories your body needs to maintain it's weight. Let's translate this into easier terms. Suppose you are given 2000$ per day(big money!), now you could spend it all, and have none left(which basically translates meeting your Calorie Maintenance), you could be in debt by paying more than your allowance(This is a Calorie Surplus, in which your body stores extra calories as Glycogen[extra energy] and Body Fat), or you could spend less than 2000$(This is a Caloric Deficit, your body will use some of your Body Fat to cover the missing calories, this IS HOW YOU LOSE WEIGHT, in a CALORIE DEFICIT.) I know it may be a bit confusing, but hopefully this makes sense. If your smart and want to make your money stretch, you would want to buy items that don't cost too much/don't have too many calories. These are Low-Calorie dense foods. Foods that you can eat a lot of for not that many calories. Not all fruits and veggies are low-calorie dense, but a lot are. An example of a low-calorie dense fruit is watermelon, You can eat a lot of watermelon for not that many calories. Compare this to a high-calorie dense fruit like Avocados. Avocados are high in healthy fats like nuts, but they're also high in calories just like nuts. So if you're trying to lose weight, go easy on the Avocadoes, as because they have a lot of fat, they tend to have more calories than other options. Remember, just because a food is healthy(like Avocadoes and Nuts, FULL of HEALTHY FATS), doesn't mean it's low in calories. And if you're trying to lose weight, not be hungry all the time, and maintain a calorie deficit, you should eat foods that are higher in protein and Fiber. I'm not saying that your protein source has to be meat, there's plenty of protein in Mushrooms, Spinach, Vegan Meat/Meatless Meat, Fat-Free Cheese(Yes it has more Protein than regular cheese, and less calories which means you can eat more for less), Watercress, Egg Whites, etc. You can get protein from so many foods other than meat. And in terms of Artificial Sweetners... you're probably not eating 18 Zero Sugar Coke cans worth of artificial sweeteners. As long as you eat it in moderation you will be fine. If the Diet Coke will stop you from drinking regular coke, than go for it, as you will drink less calories overall. Once again, losing weight is all about being in a calorie deficit, eating less calories than you burn. I would suggest doing a bit of research into good substitutions for high calorie dense foods, and there are plenty on KZfaq and Google, you have the internet at your fingertips, why not use it to better yourself and find out more about your health and wellness? Pizza, Burgers, Fries, Ice cream, Muffins, Cakes, Candies, and Cookies can all be remade to have less calories as long as you have the right ingredients and a functioning kitchen. Try to limit your fast food, and when you do get fast food, make the lower-calorie dense option. Just to Name 2 People who could help, here are some names: James Remington Greg Doucette

@@soulshattersman1407 First of all, calories are next to useless because your body is not a robotic system, it's a living being wich has hormones so different calories will not be treated the same, they serve different functions. And 2nd yeah in the mean time i've found that protein actually only turns into carbohydrates (wich is 90% of what's making you fat if we exclude fiber) only when it needs to, wich supports your point about protein. Now back to the first point - fat like you said has more calories than carbs and protein but really that tells you nothing when it comes to weight loss because look, dietary fat aka trygliceride is made of 3 fatty acids that are bound to a glycerol backbone. Well the fatty acids have many different roles like transporting fat soulabe vitamins and minerals while the glycerol as far as i know will turn into carbohydrate (glucose to be specific) based on demand, so the body will store it somewhere until it needs to use that glucose. But still fat can still stop you from weight loss because even if you're fat adapted, you're gonna burn off that fat you ate and not the fat wich is in your belly and around the organs but it's pretty rare that someone eats too much fat, usally people eat too much net carbs and too much omega 6 fats wich are inflammatory and somehow can also cause weight gain. And most of the omega 6 fats come from seed oils, with canola it dosen't seem to be that bad but still all seed oils are oxidized so really you should heavily restrict these.

@@loganwolv3393 calories is a form of energy, without energy we wouldn't be able to function. I never said the body was a robotic system, but the body is a system that needs energy(which is measured in calories) for Day to day survival. hormones and metabolism will effect the Calories in and out, driving some to burn less, eat more, eat less burn more, etc. Regardless the Law of Thermodynamics and energy applies to all, there are no exceptions.

i agree i started using artificial sweeteners 14 days ago , i don't feel hungry all the time like i was used to be i lost 4 kg without following a strict diet , and i feel that i have more energy than before

@@mohammedkirrouche2250 You lost 4 kg in 14 days??

I’m confused guys , when I did my research they’re were conflicting with things about artificial sweeteners. The one I’m drinking is the juices in the packet that has zero sugar , but is it still bad sugar , cause I’m on a no sugar diet and idk if I should keep drinking or noy

Congratulations on your wight loss!👏♥️

@@turborooster8548 probably didn't a count for water weight.

That is very good, I was able to stop reading these comments and finish my Diet Coke after I read your comment..

It's more or less the same thing, ie sugar.

There is a big distinction between popular media, and "popular" big-budget or "mainstream" news. Those are evidenced to be incentivised to show strong and dividing stories, and not checking validity. That is how you got companies claiming video games cause violence/crime.

I know this comment is 3 years late but yes Stevia is a natural sweetner that is found in plants. they cause no spiking in the blood sugar and its actually good for people with diabetes. also it is 100× sweeter than normal sugar

ExACTLY

@@FurbyParade226 no

​@@TheaPeanut_69old It depends on the sweetner. Stevia, monk fruit, and erythritol generally don't. Others do. Some of them raise insulin more than sucrose (sugar) without raising blood sugar. Increasing evidence also exists that they interact with your brain in other ways. Basically, all artificial sweeteners -- even the ones that don't stimulate insulin -- are not metabolically inert and you can't really "cheat" on sweets. The consensus is that artificial sweeteners mess with your brain's weight regulation mechanisms, possibly by making you hungrier later, or that they cause insulin resistance. Also, just using common sense -- if artificial sweeteners really "worked" then people should feel the same satiety from eating them as compared to eating real sugar, but they obviously don't. The only exception to this is if you combined artificial sweeteners with a lot of fat.

@@2hot2handle65 i dont even know what insulin is All I know is that artificial sweeteners are worse for my health

@@TheaPeanut_69old Well, I suggest you find out what insulin is because the role of insulin explains why most people fail at diets, calorie-counting is useless, why the country keeps getting fatter despite decades of "we're getting too fat" messages, and why the US is the fattest country in the world despite spending more time at the gym than all other countries and not eating much more than other countries if you only look at calories. To put it simply, insulin is how your body converts food energy into energy it can use. The nuances of insulin explain the rest.

Like all the other sweeteners, it's fine.

That sounds like a magic bullet. Idk i know sugar is maybe worse but those sweeteners seem too "unknown" for me to constantly drink litres of them. But fopr your tooths they are much better i guess. Drinks and Bonbons with sugar are like acid.

I personally did this. I stopped drinking coffee and snacks, and started drinking black chai tea. What I found was that the drastic decrease in calories made me really hungry. It was like my stomach was a black hole that just couldn't be filled. I ended up eating a LOT larger meals as a result and ended up GAINING weight.

@@SarcasticData but that's your own fault.

Not necessarily your body adapts and changes in millions of ways to every situation

@@SarcasticData I did the same thing and felt the same way when I started trying to lose weight. I only really stopped feeling super hungry after I started fasting regularly and my perspective on hunger changed. Now I only get really hungry if I eat sweet things (regardless of calories) or snack too often.

Stevia isn't an *artificial* sweetener in the first place

@@shamshasan7952 many stevia brands have added ingredients that can negate the benefits of stevia, so organic might be the best way to go with it

NO...

It's the total consumption, you cut back where you can. The 1200cal pizza doesn't make the 250cal from coke magically insignificant. Plus it's easier to cut back on caloric drinks than food because they don't fill you up as much anyway.

pizza is natures perfect food...'nuf said

Then stop? If you realize you consume more while cutting back on calories, then stop consuming more. You're defeating the purpose of 0 calorie drinks... jesus... people can be dumb.

@@sacr3 I really don't want to lose weight but sometimes I need slow digestive carbs so I don't burnout with sugar but i understand your point

Eat fruit dude

we call snakes Mr. No Shoulders around here

Honestly, it has not bothered me...and I am on the invasive pythons side.....

this is the dumbest comment I have ever seen

So, just normal sugar then

better flavor overall just don't consume it from the jar with a twisty straw...at least in public or in front of others who would later bring it up during awkward moments at family gatherings that might lead to visits from the police or involve the local news

Heh, "sticking"

Still works!

I'll eat you for Dinner

@@Omar-em7rl that...escalated...quickly?

Ugh... Rats?

@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat lol

Thank you and it really is not complicated......

Your pharmacist is stupid. Do some resurch for ure self. Sincerely someone whos brain shut downs his body whenever he has something with it in.

Your pharmacist is correct.

this site says otherwise: www.sweetpoison.com/

@@scottmantooth8785 so why should anyone believe some random blogger trying to sell me on her 'detox program' over the numerous amount of peer reviewed research papers done by scientists?

@@filiecs3 Given the choice, most doctors-and patients-opt for the leeches. ...

I refuse to give up sweetened coffee but also don't want to be grossly overweight or diabetic, so I've been using aspartame. I've had to explain to so many people that a banana or a tomato has more methanol than the sweetener in my coffee does. The fear-mongering is insane - - science illiteracy at its finest.

I also dont get many issue with aspartame. But isomalt make me bloated. 😂

aspartame is my favourite :D lol

i personally find that aspartame and most artificial sweeteners taste bad. I pretty much only drink water (no soda) so it's not really a problem for me, but there are ups and downs even with the "best" solution to a problem.

Same here. I drank diet soda my whole childhood, but don't much anymore. It bugs me seeing products at the store proudly declaring they've replaced aspartame with some newer less-researched sweetener. Sucralose tastes fine to me, just a little different, but I get a really bad aftertaste from stevia. I think because I always drank diet, I never felt like I "earned" the right to eat more just because I was having a 0-cal drink. I've always been at a healthy weight regardless of what I drink. The only exception was the start of college when I started drinking regular cherry coke without thinking, and gained 10 lbs the first 3 months. Once I noticed, I switched back to diet, and dropped the weight in the next 3 months.

I'm 78 and use artificial sweeteners often. I se no reason not to use them .....

Yep they do im a living medical example. (before you say I've been diagnosed)

Did it DIRECTLY give you cancer? Did it DIRECTLY make your toes fall off? Did it DIRECTLY make you fat? You say you were diagnosed, but WHAT were you diagnosed with.

@@bazookallamaproductions5280 hemapligic miagrains that cause fits and look like strokes x

@Andrew Wu it was sweeteners as I was medicaly tested. Also there are studys that are going on atm

According to many sources I checked, you seem mostly correct. They all agree with you that certain substances like msg, nitrates, sweeteners, sugars, and alcohol can be migraine TRIGGERS in people who already HAVE issues. But they all say that this only applies to migraine patients, not the general population. This also does NOT mean that the sweeteners CAUSED your condition.

are rats the only ones effected by these tests? what about guinea pigs, hamsters or gerbils?

Based on using artificial sweeteners since the Diet Soda 'Tab" came out in the 50's I'd say artificial sweeteners are overall better than sugar. I'm 78 now, healthy and not overweight.......don't worry about the sweeteners. It's like worrying about the possible side-effects of whatever prescription drug you are taking....just do it.

James Perks Not me, sugar doesn’t give me migraines.

Same especially in soda, I hate regular soda it gives me a stomach ache diet doesnt.

Both are toxic

@@CharleGodin So is water if you drink to much....