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> I am somewhat suspicious of the unknown long-term consequences of their use. Can you elaborate on what you mean? You're suspicious that sweetened drinks ar
by busyant 2y ago
> I am somewhat suspicious of the unknown long-term consequences of their use.
Can you elaborate on what you mean?
You're suspicious that sweetened drinks are more harmful than advertised? Less harmful? Something else?
- gitaarik 2y agoA lot of sweeterers used are synthatically created, and their long-term health effects are not well studied. They could cause various diseases, or could confuse your metablic system, because your body thinks it is getting calories because the food is sweet, but then the calories are not there so you could actually get an energy drop from it.
- tasty_freeze 2y agosorry, I didn't check my comment history to see if there were any replies. Aspertame, stevia, whatever else have been around for a just a few decades and in heavy use for less than that. My fear is it isn't just adding sweetness but doing other metabolic things we don't yet appreciate.
- gdjskslsuhkso 2y agoAspartame metabolises into methanol. Sugar alcohols give you the squirts. Lots of them have downsides. Allulose seems promising, I'd love to find some pop sweetened with it.