The claimEvidence B · meta-analysis
Diet soda is a healthy substitute
The evidence
WHO 2023 advises against NSS for weight; IARC lists aspartame 2B; Suez shows sweeteners worsen glucose tolerance via microbiome.
The mechanism, in brief
'Artificial sweetener' is a colloquial umbrella covering eight chemically distinct families with widely different metabolic and safety profiles. Lumping them together is where most misunderstandings start.
Sources (1)
- World Health Organization. (2023). Use of non-sugar sweeteners: WHO guideline. Geneva: WHO.