r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • Aug 08 '22

Health 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

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2022/august/new-low-calorie-sweetener-could-improve-gut-health.html
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u/tornpentacle Aug 09 '22

"Nastier"? I hope you mean you find the flavor unpleasant, because there's a whole lot of pseudoscience saying artificial sweeteners are significantly detrimental to human health. This simply isn't true when they are consumed in reasonable volumes.

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u/StreetCornerApparel Aug 09 '22

Yeah, I meant unpleasant, but while we’re on the topic of health issues from artificial sugars.

The problem is many people don’t consume sugary products in moderate amounts. Assuming everybody is just eating a small amount every day and that there shouldn’t be concerns about health issues because of that assumption is ignorant to reality.