[n_io]

You honestly think that refined sugars are more problematic than artificial sweeteners?

[heavyset_go]

Yes, and this is a hill I will die on. Refined sugars are arguably responsible for billions in healthcare expenses, lowered quality of life and lowered life expectancy for millions of people in the US.

[BeetleB]

Refined sugars have clearly demonstrated problems. Most artificial sweeteners do not.

[spacemanmatt]

You can't really say that when they're only a couple decades into human history. Remember saccharine? It was considered safe until it wasn't.

[gruez]

>Remember saccharine? It was considered safe until it wasn't.

It's hilarious that you brought this up, because based on wikipedia[1], it the trend actually: it was considered safe until it wasn't ...until it was

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharin#Safety_and_health_ef...

[BeetleB]

> You can't really say that when they're only a couple decades into human history.

My statement is accurate.

> Remember saccharine? It was considered safe until it wasn't.

That's more true of sugar than saccharine.

[Gigachad]

Yes.

[stjohnswarts]

100% NSS are better than tons of carbs and sugar loaded food.