All articles tagged with #artificial sweeteners
Consuming liquid sugar, especially through sugary drinks like soda and sweetened beverages, can cause long-term brain damage by inducing inflammation, insulin resistance, and cognitive decline, with particularly harmful effects on children and young adults. Artificial sweeteners may also accelerate mental decline, and reducing sugar intake by choosing healthier alternatives can help protect brain health.
Consuming liquid sugar, especially in sugary drinks like soda and sweetened beverages, can cause long-term brain damage by leading to insulin resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress, which impair memory, focus, and increase dementia risk. Early exposure in children is linked to attention problems and ADHD, and artificial sweeteners may also accelerate cognitive decline. Reducing intake and replacing sugary drinks with water or unsweetened beverages can help protect brain health.
Recent studies suggest that erythritol, a common artificial sweetener, may increase oxidative stress, disrupt vascular signaling, and impair clot regulation in brain blood vessel cells, potentially raising the risk of stroke and heart attack, especially with high consumption. While approved and widely used, its long-term effects remain uncertain, prompting further research into its safety.
A Brazilian cohort study suggests that high consumption of non-caloric artificial sweeteners may be associated with accelerated cognitive decline over eight years, raising concerns about their long-term safety despite regulatory approval, with potential mechanisms involving neurotoxicity and gut microbiota alterations.
Consuming artificially sweetened diet sodas may have several health risks including weight gain, heart issues, mental health problems, gut microbiome disruption, and dental erosion, despite being marketed as a zero-sugar alternative. Experts recommend reducing intake and choosing healthier beverages to avoid these potential health impacts.
Dr. Clint Steele warns that daily consumption of diet soda may increase the risk of stroke by 300% and dementia by 290%, urging people to switch to water or tea to protect brain health, based on research tracking drinking habits over ten years.
A brain specialist warns that daily consumption of diet sodas can increase the risk of stroke by 300% and dementia by 290%, citing research linking artificial sweeteners to serious health issues, and advises replacing them with water or tea.
Harvard doctor Trisha Pasricha shares seven science-backed tips to optimize coffee consumption for better health, including limiting sugar, avoiding artificial sweeteners and ultra-processed creamers, using filters, drinking early in the day, and planning for bowel movements, emphasizing that how and when we drink coffee significantly impacts our wellbeing.
A study reveals that sucralose, a common artificial sweetener, can produce a compound called sucralose-6-acetate in the body, which damages DNA and weakens the gut barrier, raising concerns about its safety and potential health risks. The findings suggest a need for regulatory review and further human studies to assess long-term effects.
A 14-year study from Monash University found that daily consumption of sugar-free diet drinks like Cola Zero may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 38%, potentially due to artificial sweeteners disrupting gut health and metabolism, suggesting water as a healthier alternative.
Recent research suggests a potential link between artificial sweeteners and accelerated brain aging, with some studies indicating they may impair memory and cognitive functions, raising concerns about their long-term health effects despite FDA approval. Experts recommend further investigation to fully understand these impacts.
Dietitians recommend Califia Farms Organic Vanilla Almond Creamer for its simple ingredients, low added sugar (3g per serving), no saturated fat, and absence of artificial sweeteners, making it a healthier option for coffee lovers.
A large UK study found that both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened drinks are associated with a higher risk of liver disease (MASLD), with artificially sweetened drinks potentially being more harmful, highlighting water as the safest beverage choice.
A new study suggests that consuming more than one can of diet or regular soda daily may increase the risk of liver disease (MASLD), with artificially sweetened beverages also linked to higher liver-related mortality. Replacing soda with water could reduce this risk, highlighting the importance of healthier beverage choices for liver health.
A new study suggests that consuming over one can of both regular and diet sodas daily may increase the risk of liver disease, particularly MASLD, with low or non-sugar-sweetened beverages also linked to higher liver-related mortality. The findings challenge the perception that diet drinks are healthier, highlighting the potential liver health risks associated with both types of beverages and emphasizing water as the safest choice.