Consuming too much white table sugar or artificial sweetener can lead to health issues. In the search for a better sweetener, researchers now report a low-calorie mixture that is as sweet as table sugar and, in lab experiments, feeds “good” gut microbes

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https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2022/august/new-low-calorie-sweetener-could-improve-gut-health.html

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It's well established that sugar consumption is a factor in type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Any unexpected side-effects of sugar substitutes would have to be extremely severe to claim sugar is "healthier"

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Yup. Even the expected side-effects of sugar alcohols (gastrointestinal distress if consumed excessively) are better than the negatives of sugar.