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Six popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging(sciencedaily.com)
7 points by ValentineC 5 hours ago | 6 comments
[–] CactusOnFire 5 hours ago
For those who don't want to read it, they were: aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, erythritol, sorbitol and xylitol.
[–] guiambros 5 hours ago
> The association was particularly pronounced among people with diabetes.

At least they explicitly admit how flawed this whole study is:

>Importantly, the findings show an association rather than a proven cause-and-effect relationship. Researchers cannot conclude from this study that consuming these sweeteners directly damages the brain or causes memory loss.

[–] proc0 5 hours ago
Wow, literally everything in the supermarket has detrimental effects. Either it has too much sugar or a sugar substitute or genetically modified. We're seriously failing as a civilization when it comes to nutrition in modern times.
[–] yako21000 4 hours ago
Best time to get a garden, some seeds and start planting...
[–] vivzkestrel 4 hours ago
- what about jaggery?

- what happens if jaggery is substituted for sugar?

[–] BugsJustFindMe 3 hours ago
Jaggery is sugar.