Adults who consumed sugar-substitute sweeteners as part of a maintenance diet after weight loss had better weight maintenance and well-being compared with those whose diet excluded sweeteners.
New research suggests that substituting sugar with low or no-calorie sweeteners could aid weight management without increasing the risk of diabetes or heart disease. Despite the promising results, the findings conflict with other studies about the health effects of artificial sugar substitutes.
A new study – the biggest of its kind, monitoring 1,070 people over two weeks and including 8,000 breakfasts and 70,000 meals in total – indicates that people who experience big drops in blood sugar levels reasonably quickly after eating end up feeling hungrier and consume hundreds more calories during the day than others. It’s why some people struggle to...