Another master post / link dump for you all, this time all about artificial sweeteners and aspartame in particular. It's ironic that many of the people who fear monger over natural sugars also insist that artificial sweeteners must also be avoided.
It's almost as if they just have a puritanical view on food and don't want you enjoying anything sweet at all, isn't it?
Newest Updates: 2018
Pertinent Update: July 2017
start continue, with a video:
A couple of posts from some good friends of this blog:
SuppVersity have a hell of a lot of articles on artificial sweeteners, here are some helpful ones:
More Information On The Safety Of Aspartame:
Latest Updates:
Great infographic and supporting article from Scott Baptie. I'm more of a Pepsi Max man myself, just for the record.
In the interests of balance:
To be fair there are some studies that do suggest a correlation between regular use of artificially sweetened beverages and obesity and/or health concerns. This should not be confused as to suggest that it because of those beverages that the person's diet is inappropriate and unhealthy.
At best (or, at worst) we could interpret this data as evidence that "simply switching to artificially sweetened beverages from those that contain sugar may not be enough to ensure that your diet is appropriate over all, depending on what other choices of meals and snacks you make".
It's almost as if they just have a puritanical view on food and don't want you enjoying anything sweet at all, isn't it?
Newest Updates: 2018
- Scepticism is strong but research finds artificial sweeteners help ‘cut calories and control cravings’.
- These data do not support the view that aspartame is problematic for the management of glycemia, appetite, or body weight.
Pertinent Update: July 2017
- A new review of research finds a modest but inconsistent benefit from consuming artificial sweeteners over sugar. Their conclusion of a possible backfire effect, however, does not seem to be supported by the studies they review.
- Article Saying Diet Drinks Cause Stroke, Dementia Is Full Of Holes.
- Fast Take: What You Need to Know about a New Study Linking Beverages to Stroke or Dementia.
A couple of posts from some good friends of this blog:
- From Gabrielle Maston: Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe?
- And from Ground Up Strength: The Aspartame Myth-Information Campaign.
SuppVersity have a hell of a lot of articles on artificial sweeteners, here are some helpful ones:
- Artificially Sweetened Foods Promote, Not Hinder, Fat Loss
- Study Confirms Fake Sweetness Promotes Weight & Waist Loss, Decreases Hunger
More Information On The Safety Of Aspartame:
- Aspartame 'safe' at current levels, says European food regulator.
- Aspartame: a safety evaluation based on current use levels, regulations, and toxicological and epidemiological studies.
- Aspartame: review of safety.
- European Food Safety Authority: Report of the meeting on Aspartame with National Experts.
- EFSA Topic: Aspartame.
- Aspartame – what it is and why it’s used in our food.
- Artificial Sweeteners and Diabetes.
- Snopes: Aspartame - Sweet Poison?
- Science Based Medicine: Aspartame Truth vs Fiction.
- Aspartame is safe according to the scientific consensus
- Harvard hospital retracts statement about data on aspartame and cancer.
- Gut reaction: Zero-calorie sweeteners produce same response as water.
- Cancer Council: Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer.
- The Persistent Mythology Of Sweeteners.
- Examine.com: Is Diet Soda Bad For You?
- Effects of carbohydrate sugars and artificial sweeteners on appetite and the secretion of gastrointestinal satiety peptides.
- Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of aspartame (E 951) as a food additive.
- Carcinogenicity of Aspartame in Rats Not Proven.
- The safety and regulatory process for low calorie sweeteners in the United States.
- Consumption of aspartame-containing beverages and incidence of hematopoietic and brain malignancies.
- Aspartame: a safety evaluation based on current use levels, regulations, and toxicological and epidemiological studies.
- The effects of water and non-nutritive sweetened beverages on weight loss and weight maintenance: A randomized clinical trial.
Latest Updates:
Great infographic and supporting article from Scott Baptie. I'm more of a Pepsi Max man myself, just for the record.
In the interests of balance:
To be fair there are some studies that do suggest a correlation between regular use of artificially sweetened beverages and obesity and/or health concerns. This should not be confused as to suggest that it because of those beverages that the person's diet is inappropriate and unhealthy.
At best (or, at worst) we could interpret this data as evidence that "simply switching to artificially sweetened beverages from those that contain sugar may not be enough to ensure that your diet is appropriate over all, depending on what other choices of meals and snacks you make".
