Articles / Study suggests possible link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease
Artificial sweeteners are present in thousands of food and beverage brands worldwide, however they remain a controversial topic and are currently being re-evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority, the World Health Organization, and other health agencies.
A team of researchers from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and colleagues conducted the large scale prospective cohort study with findings suggesting a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption (especially aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose) and increased cardiovascular disease risk.
More information: Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort, The BMJ (2022). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071204
Journal information: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
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