The Bitter Truth Behind Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer Risk
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https://doi.org/10.58445/rars.1656Keywords:
cancer, obesity, healthAbstract
As obesity rates continue to rise around the world, many turn to low-sugar or sugar-free alternatives to avoid health complications. Diet and sugar-free foods and beverages utilize artificial sweeteners to achieve similar tastes while lacking the calories that table sugar has. However, concerns have been raised regarding the potential role artificial sweeteners may play in causing cancer, with numerous artificial sweeteners having preliminary data that suggests associations with cancers. In this review, we present the latest evidence for cancer-associated risk amongst US-approved artificial sweeteners and identify gaps for future research.
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