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Are Artificial Sweeteners Really Worse For Your Brain Than Sugar? An Epidemiologist Explains

  • Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz--ScienceAlert
  • published date: 2026-08-02 08:00:00 UTC

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Artificial sweeteners are in the news almost constantly. If you believe the headlines, they are terrible blights on our health that are far worse than the sugar they replace. This isn't always supp… [+6027 chars]