Science Based Medicine study on sweeteners and weight loss

skysiebaby
skysiebaby Posts: 88 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
This popped up today so thought I would share.

https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/low-energy-sweeteners-and-weight-control/

EDIT: for anyone who doesn't want to read the whole article the conclusion was that low energy sweeteners probably help with weight control.

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  • snikkins
    snikkins Posts: 1,282 Member
    Just finished reading this. Thanks for sharing!
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Sucralose has been crazy helpful in my weight loss and subsequent maintenance.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    That was a good read! I still have concerns they might not be well understood at the cellular level in the human body the way transfats snuck up on us, but I do REALLY enjoy them & use them sparingly but consistently. Nothing beats an icy cold Diet Coke on a hot hot day!
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Yes, thanks as well. My takeaway is that they don't get in the way of weight control. I don't really buy that they are superior to water though... I would guess that effect is that people who consume LES are more focused on weight management and make other modifications to their diet.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    girlviernes wrote: »
    Yes, thanks as well. My takeaway is that they don't get in the way of weight control. I don't really buy that they are superior to water though... I would guess that effect is that people who consume LES are more focused on weight management and make other modifications to their diet.

    That's what I took away too. Sure LES help with weight management. ......they're replacing high calorie alternatives.
  • snikkins
    snikkins Posts: 1,282 Member
    I didn't take away that it was superior to water, just that likely something else is at play there. Greater incidence of compensation, maybe?
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