> The research was a retrospective study, which relied on participants to recall their diet habits. So this data really isn't that useful, then... nor is there

> The research was a retrospective study, which relied on participants to recall their diet habits. So this data really isn't that useful, then... nor is there any solid proof of the actual cause of the risk increase. It could be sugar/sweeteners themselves, or it could be the cravings that they possibly induce, and so forth. At the end of the day, did the study really advance any knowledge about these subjects?