'Low-calorie sweeteners are used in 'diet' or 'sugar-free' beverages, but can be found in products that we don't necessarily think of,' an expert told Newsweek.
"It's not entirely clear what level of artificial-sweetener use, in terms of amount or frequency, could have negative health impacts," Carrie Dennett toldHealthy for Your Life: A Non-Diet Approach to Optimal Well-BeingStock photo of a woman dropping sweeteners into her cup. Artificial sweeteners have been associated with an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, obesity and disruption of the gut microbiome.
Michael Lean, a professor of human nutrition at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, said that, due to the rigorous testing that these products undergo, the risks incurred by consuming artificial sweeteners are minimal."In the 'Western' world at least, regulations about sweeteners are made after extensive specialist reviews of the totality of the evidence, and considering evidence quality and reliability," Lean told.
What's more, while individual sweeteners have been deemed safe by food-safety authorities, Schier said that there are still some question marks over what happens when these compounds interact with each other and other ingredients. Stock photos of whole-wheat breads and flavored yogurts. Foods that we often consider"healthy" may still contain artificial sweeteners."Low-calorie sweeteners are very common in our modern food environment; they are found in many different types of processed foods and beverages," Schier said.
These additives may even crop up in non-food products."They get into almost all manufactured foods and lots of other places, like toothpaste," Lean said.
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