As countries all around the world are seeing soaring rates of heart attacks and sudden deaths in the past two years, “experts” are now claiming that artificial sweeteners are to blame.
A new study claims that artificial sweeteners may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and “should not be considered a healthy and safe replacement to sugar.”
The study, which was published in the British Medical Journal ( BMJ ), analyzed information on more than 100,000 people in France.
“103,388 participants of the web-based NutriNet-Santé cohort,” the study stated.“Dietary intakes and consumption of artificial sweeteners were assessed by repeated 24 h dietary records, including brand names of industrial products.”The study concluded, “the findings from this large scale prospective cohort study suggest a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption (especially aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose) and increased cardiovascular disease risk.“Artificial sweeteners are present in thousands of food and beverage brands worldwide, […]
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