Sinlessly Sweet: The Science of Artificial Sweeteners

[@PRIYANKSHUKLA2612]

This guy dedicates weeks to meticulously researching and reading extensive studies, all to create wonderfully insightful and beautifully explained 15-minute videos for us to enjoy, all free of charge and as a hobby.

[@krishashok]

:)

[@PremSuraj]

​@@krishashokThank you for everything you do

[@paulmorais476]

Consider using 'gentleman' instead of 'guy' - it's a simple way to add a touch of respect & class to our conversations!

[@josephantony2834]

Very good video. It's unlike videos put up by chiropractors,who mislead.

[@premilajones]

Considering his education, his career background and his knowledge of any subject, please address him properly instead of “guy” he deserves much respect please !

[@ivinodd2942]

Really love your videos as an engineer myself got addicted to this channel, scientific explanation with a touch of philosophy, ancient history and no nonsense, otherwise youtube is filled up with scare mongering and clickbaits, you are doing amazing job 😊

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@HarishGowthamErd]

Just got to know Krish that you work full time at TCS and managing to provide high quality reliable science backed content during your free time is simply incredible ❤🎉

[@farhanajesmin9779]

Love you for making us feel good about our consumption and set us free from the guilty and ignorance

[@muinsultana5940]

In an age where fear is used as both the motivator and the deterrent, your videos come as a fresh breath of air and hope. Very liberating. Thank you. Keep up the excellent work and God bless.

[@Prithwirajt]

To me this one wasn’t a new information (as you mentioned in video - this is widely experimented and discussed matter) but the way you articulated the details makes it very easy for me to share with others to get a complete idea in one video. Thank you man. Please continue the good job.

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@sayli8533]

I was hoping you would create a detailed video on artificial sweeteners. I have IR and PCOS so I started putting Sugar-free in my tea. I don't have a sweet tooth but I like to enjoy my two cups of chai with little sweetness i cannot drink bland tea. But then my doctor friend said Sugar-free is bad for you - I knew she was not entirely correct, after all she is the doctor! But watching your video made me happy. I will just share this video in future if anyone starts lecturing me on artificial sweetners and their exaggerated side effects.

[@nan1paul]

Me tooo. I cant exist without my morning filter coffee. Drinking without sugar isn't an option for me. So i do take stevia or monk sugar and on every 1st morning, i treat myself with sugar coffee. But feel very guilty. My doctor too warned me of the after effects of artificial sweetners. This video is a life saver for me.

[@v.rajasekar5044]

Doctors can be a bit outdated, especially in India. They know the fundamentals. But when it comes to nutrition and the latest research, they are generally not up to date. Next time, ask them why is it bad and explain a bit more thoroughly. If they give a handwavy explanation, then it would be good to consult a few more doctors to get a better idea. But artificial sweetners can cause false insulin spikes, though. So don't overconsume. Stevia based ones are the most safest but truly genuine ones are a bit expensive.

[@parthmohite579]

This guy bombard you with crazy amount of facts that will shake u to your foundation... Really commendable Work Sir... Keep going, cheers

[@eswarakrishnanvenkatasunra9619]

Hello sir! Fell in love with your style of delivering content - Patient, Extremely empathetic to the viewer, As simple as it can ever get and also busting the biggest myths of the generation propelled in Instagram🙌 Now binging every one of your video 🎉 You are living emodiment of the fact that "There are no bad students. There are only bad teachers!!" 🙏

[@dr.kawasaki7380]

*Sinlessly Sweet* that's a Brand name Idea 😂

[@krishashok]

Hehe

[@rajhanssarjepatil5666]

Regrettlessly Sweet is also a good option. Please forgive my spelling mistake of regrettlessly

[@g5realestate280]

Excellent presentation. Thanks from a doctor in St. Louis. Missouri.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@KaushikDatye]

As always, loaded with info and entertainment. Brilliant👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Liked this one bit the most "Three google searches and two tweets" 😄

[@krishashok]

Hehe

[@sylvestersg8010]

Great Krish! I remember the incident of the mom ordered cake with artifical sweetener fr the kids birthday... the kid died following morning... not sure if it was of Stevia or other sweeteners or other reasons though... but i hate the taste of stevia.. or any sweeteners... the taste stays till next morning! Yuck! Sugar is Sugar! It's delicious... its versatile, can't think of an alternative... yes eating less of it Good. But difficult for a person who has sweet tooth... like me😊

[@Kalyani-y2t]

Thank you so much for setting the records straight!

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@Rk-vi2fz]

"There is no single path to good health". Krish answered all the questions in that last statement. It depends on individual, how they react to certain foods. Very well put info altogether 👏 Thanks Krish for the video 👍

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@AnkitaNallana]

Thank you Krish Ashok for such wonderful videos, they validate all my obsessive google searches. I was kinda hoping to watch a part where you address the recent outrage against erythritol (a study claimed that it puts you at higher risk for cardio vascular diseases, but there have been scientists saying that a lot of key information is missing from the study)

[@krishashok]

Most of those studies involve extremely high levels of intake, mostly impractical in real life

[@satyajitbasu]

This helps. Really helps me. I have cravings and step overboard sometimes and had switched to sweetners. Stopped because some people said take the sugar hit and avoid sweeteners

[@krishashok]

Better to trust human RCTs than influencers

[@GreenDriveIndia]

Let me also search

[@JigneshPatel-hf3jk]

Artificial sweeteners are often used as sugar substitutes to reduce calorie intake and manage blood sugar levels. However, they can still trigger insulin release through the cephalic phase insulin response. This occurs when sweet taste receptors are activated, leading to insulin secretion even before glucose enters the bloodstream. And this can lead to insulin resistance. If thats the case then how come its better than sugar we eat?

[@aniljoshi4134]

Krish ji ,You have cleared all my confusion about artifical sweeteners❤

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@narutokunn]

Such a fantastic video. So much information in such a well written script. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@AP-eb8hd]

Good job as always.. We have so called "educated" people who don't understand chemistry, let alone other disciplines of science. Imagine who are not even exposed to science. I also feel like the 'chosen' one sometimes.. ;-)

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@betsyjerin]

all my years following you, im always impressed by your meticulous research. and i trust you completely.

[@Imasoulkind]

Warning ⚠️ : This MAN is addictive 😤😤

[@krishashok]

Haha

[@rajkumaritolani7303]

I love the dedication with which you do your research to provide us with so much information …but FYI… The research only was done for Cancer right…. A relative was diabetic n was consuming aspartame for many years in his tea like 2 sachets per cup of tea… He developed Parkinson’s disease …. So I would not only be taken away with the word cancer There are many other disorders that I hv seen in friends n family consuming Aspartame…. More research needs to be done for various diseases not only ‘Cancer’

[@curtismmichaels]

Speaking as a prediabetic who uses sugar replacements, thank you. You and my doctor tell me the same thing. I wish to add one thing that is outside the purview of your channel, but that I feel is important. For those who are around dogs and birds, Xylitol (aka Birch Sugar) can be lethal for them at small doses. There may be other issues I don't know about, but I had a close call with this one so I try to bring it to any conversation on the subject to that those with pets can do their own research.

[@rahmanawahab5144]

Excellent and Thank you so much Mr Krish!. Please make a short video of this - so that I can share it as my status in Whatsapp for my patients to watch, because almost everyone asks me that irritating question - 'doesn't it cause cancer?, Doctor I really don't want to take such articial things, I will take brown sugar or honey instead!!' They love to follow YT and IG influencers who speak nonsense and blindly believe them.

[@krishashok]

I had posted on Instagram a long while back instagram.com/reel/CnMi2DyD-BR/?igsh=MWxnMnJ0YmthYzN3OQ==

[@vojtechhajicek6323]

Hi! I just started following you and I have to say I **love** your videos! One thing to note though, since I have not heard you mention this, but consuming some sugar substitutes (mainly talking about sugar alcohols) in larger than moderate quantities can have laxative effects, which can be damaging to your gut health, which should not be overlooked. So choosing your sweetener is rather important in this context. Of course, if your sweet tooth is not that strong, you can opt in for sugar alcohols, since they provide sweetness quite similar to traditional sugars, but the minimal laxative amounts of sugar alcohols is not all that low - and especially if you have IBS, you need to choose carefully. Otherwise, I found the video very informative and again, thank you for your work ♥

[@anujakumar06]

Thanks so much for another amazing video full of good information! Many of my doubts got cleared up! 🙏🙏

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@aakash_chhabra]

Is it safe to shift to these sweeteners completely, to prevent blood glucose level rise and fall due to sugar

[@prashantsharma1317]

Thank you for breaking all this much needed information in so much exquisite detail 😊

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@handyman7147]

I remember during school days my mother telling us not to buy ice sticks because it is sweetened with saccharin. We kids knew very well that saccharin was absolutely safe and we gorged on ice sticks of all flavours till our tongues because stiff. Good ole days. Thanks for the video 🎉

[@VeBe28]

As always you are awesome. Making the message that you deliver so understandable! Thank you Sir :)

[@Gautam-kg1lq]

Can you do a video on the usage of different materials of vessels used in kitchen. Are there actually any significant difference in nutrition contents when you cook in clay pots rather than steel or aluminum? Also just like non stick cookwares, are the clay vessels available today have any kind of coating that's harmful? Looking forward for your response.

[@krishashok]

Will do!

[@sagar696]

This was much awaited. Thank you!

[@swamymks]

The.explanations were simple and clean.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@ShakthiKumaranS]

This video should have been on the topic "caffeine from coffee". The molecular structure of caffeine really looks great on your t-shirt. And why does casein attract capsaicin? What is the reason sir?

[@prewin6]

As someone who had been advocating artificial sweeteners for those with metabolic syndrome, this is exactly what I need to forward to them.

[@krishashok]

indeed

[@ashutosht8100]

Great Great Great 🙏🙏☺️☺️☺️👍👍💐💐💐

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@SrihariRamadas]

1:09 I remember seeing a KZbin video "Why no new coal is formed" Seems it was just not the absence of oxygen, but when trees evolved from plants, the pathogens of the time could not break down the hard wood and the planet was eventually covered with piles of dead trees that turned to coal over a long time. Eventually bacterias evolved and started breaking down hard wood, thus stopping the formation of coal forever.

[@pravinjoshi1]

Thanks for the video.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@ananyasrivastava2755]

Great video! I'd love to hear your take on Jesse Inchauspe's(French influencer) suggestions regarding sugar intake. Her KZbin channel goes by 'sugar revolution'. She even has a degree in biochemistry, which makes her research on sugar even more convincing. Anyways, your take on her research would be very interesting to watch.

[@divs1605]

Have been following you for a while now.. Read Masala Lab too.. As i Biotechnologist, have started using your videos to explain things to family and friends i always have been trying to make them understand.... Really appreciate your efforts 😊 Thank you

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@SaurabhSingh-lh8iy]

I really loved your podcast Patthar ke phool. Why did you stop it?

[@krishashok]

Just lack of time

[@iamalsovijay]

@ashok I had heard somewhere that Artificial Sweeteners don't help diabetic patients as they still lead to blood glucose spikes. After your video that seems unlikely as these are not digested by our intestines. Right?

[@scienceisdope]

Thank you so much for this video! One question - if artificial sweeteners are safe, why don't commercial sugary foods use them more often?

[@GorlaSreekanth]

These companies are more concerned about the reputation of ingredients than facts may be.

[@krishashok]

They don't taste exactly as good as sugar does. In any case, the issue with sugary snacks is often just the sugar but other high calorie ingredients like flour and saturated fats. But to be fair, a lot of snacks are available in sugar-substitute versions in the West.

[@divyanshujindal4584]

Underrated channel

[@manidipamandal451]

Honestly, a lot of people forget/ignore that you need a risk/benefit analysis. Artificial sweeteners vs 'natural sugar' (not to mention the 'better for you' jaggery, dates, honey) - the latter is much more likely to lead you into diabetes. Those of us who have seen loved ones die of diabetes are more scared of sugar than cancer; those of us who have been unfortunate enough to experience both are scared of all of that ... and yet, human nature being what it is, and more importantly, basic biology, we do want our chocolate, ice cream, cakes, sweets etc...

[@krishashok]

Indeed

[@carniyadepths3591]

Bro refined natural sugar causes diabetes not natural sugar😂

[@krishashok]

@@carniyadepths3591 Not true. Excess calories from food + lifestyle + genetics is how this works. Nothing to do with refined/unrefined. Sugar just adds calories easily, that's all.

[@manidipamandal451]

@@carniyadepths3591 all carbs and some 'interesting' common vegetable fats can mess up your insulin metabolism. ALL sugar, and fructose can be particularly bad for some of us metabolically. The body does not distinguish 'coconut sugar' and 'unrefined cane sugar' and 'date sugar' and 'jaggery' from classic refined table sugar - it's all sucrose. It's more genetics and lifestyle (being less active) than anything else. Natural is better is a terrible scientific fallacy

[@manidipamandal451]

@@krishashok and in its simplest form, will pile into your blood really fast unless slowed down by fibre/fats/proteins

[@KirthiMaguluri]

A lot complain that artificial sweeteners cause gut disturbances. Thoughts?

[@sapan83]

A few years ago it felt like everything causes cancer. Thanks to his videos, I have a different perspective on nutrition and food.

[@axem.8338]

Please make a short or detailed video on eating paan and paan masala. Lot of people dont know about the toxicity of bettul ie areca nut.

[@krishashok]

I did make a short video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qofTkJKgZ6drqpo

[@axem.8338]

@krishashok Oh, I didn't know. Thanks for that, Krish!

[@ananyasrivastava2755]

Awesome content! Really helpful! Just a question, why do some people who have quit artificial sugars, claim to experience significant positive changes in their skin, gut health, and moods? Is that just a coincidence or totally cutting off on artificial sugars really is going to be a positive track?

[@sushildevcr]

Thanks for making this video Ashok, this was one topic that had so much influencer related misinformation spreading around. I can enjoy my occasional Coke Zero without any guilt

[@krishashok]

please enjoy!

[@z34987]

dude woke up and dropped another banger

[@mobeenshaikh6422]

Excellent video loved the knowledge shared as always 😊

[@rishabhjaiswal9024]

Can we have a video on only sugar? Like pros and cons, what does it does to the body? Somewhat I know things but want to know from you to understand the science of sugar

[@netk1771]

Another informative video! Thank YOU!

[@KeerthanaMenon-m7v]

Is sugarfree safe to use? Why they add maltodextrin and dextrose in it?

[@krishashok]

Because when something is 20000 times sweeter than sugar, and people like adding standard units like "a teaspoon", maltodextrin is added as a non-sweet bulking agent

[@KeerthanaMenon-m7v]

@@krishashok So it won't spike glucose?

[@bablusonavne384]

​@@KeerthanaMenon-m7v it is hardly a gm or 2 of carbs , diabetics use it all the time, pretty sure you're fine.

[@vibhor.agarwal]

No, to tone down the concentration.

[@davidalex-r3k]

Thank you. Appreciate your posts!

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@mysterious6222]

Sir please make video on fructose pathway ❤

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

Amazing video as usual......i look forward to watching your vids because they save me hours or even days of researching about a perticular topic. Especially about artificial sweetners....i had extremely comflicting views about all 3 because had biased but convincing articles that were promoting one over the others...for instance they all kept saying aspartame caused cancer in rats or sucralose can change your dna or smtng...now i got to know its 1000x or 100x your daily intake for rats. That adds a whole new perspective lol

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@kavitaaggarwal4670]

Thank you for your valuable information as I have a sweet tooth and use sweeteners for my cravings😊

[@krishashok]

Welcome

[@ashishkarkera4143]

Well explained Ashok!! Definitely useful for peope with a sweet tooth.. Also loved reading your book... Looking forward for the next one ❤

[@ganjisuresh3303]

Very nice sir. I am taking sweetener s for the past 15 years and I am 63 years old and a patient of sugar, BP, etc. Whether these sweeteners causes health problems in future? Kindly reply.

[@AP-eb8hd]

Why are you consuming the sweeteners?

[@caesarcsgo]

as he said dosage matters just keep taking the amount you have been and nothing will happen

[@krishashok]

If you are not experiencing any issues, there will be no issues. People have consumed all their lives in other parts of the world. Stop watching social media on these topics

[@binumary2861]

Liked the explanation, thank you!

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@Ashes-9]

I can’t thank you enough sir. ❤

[@krishashok]

You are very welcome

[@divyajoseph8208]

I saw certain articles regarding the increased risk of cardiovascular events and stroke with these sweeteners . Could you make a comment on that?

[@nan1paul]

You are a legend Ashok. God bless you.

[@aniljoshi4134]

Please make a video on plastics reaction with pickles,hot liquids,cold drinks and what more......

[@manx4u]

The sweetener by itself might not cause any harm but companies generally put other ingredients such as Magnesium Stearate - a soap, in the end product. How concerned should we be about that?

[@krishashok]

You dont need to be concerned. Very tiny amounts. Stearic acid is literally in all saturated dats

[@manx4u]

@@krishashok Thanks a lot sir. I can breathe now.

[@naveenbalineni235]

I guess there is no need to beat aroudn the bush. Try to 'avoid sugar' at all costs irrespective of age, gender or health conditions. It does a lot of damage at multiple levels. Sugar substitutes especially Stevia and Monkfruit are the best alternatives to enjoy the occasional sweet.

[@jay18294]

Thank you krish.

[@AnushkaPatel-cs1gh]

pls sir , create a detailed video on drinking water during daily meals and workout

[@sirishasriram1930]

Bravo! A brand of next gen sweetner can get that name

[@akshaysreekumar1997]

Hi Krish Can you make a video on Shilajit

[@krishashok]

will do

[@sagar696]

Where does agave nectar fit in that classification? And your general thoughts on it?

[@shrutijadhav9688]

Loved this ❤❤❤

[@PrajwalDSouza]

What about the Sugar Alcohol bloating issue that affects some part of the population?

[@SriniGollapudi]

I’ve seen Dr.Pal, whom I think you’ve done a show with too, say there are some studies suggesting artificial sweeteners are bad for gut health. Can you throw more light on this please?

[@svtha1988]

Sugar is bad for gut health too.. 😅

[@krishashok]

In excess, most things are bad.

[@kalpanadeswal4479]

You are brilliant ashok and my most favourite . Bless . But listen, my endocrinologist says sugar-free is not good. So I have reduced my daily chai coffee . But I met another friend who is a doctor psychairist for old people practising in UK Ge . Now, it is established that sweeteners cause dementia. So now I await your next video or if you would like to respond on this.

[@krishashok]

With due respect to your doctors (and yes, please do listen to them), the scores of clinical studies and meta analyses across the world tell a different story.

[@kalpanadeswal4479]

@krishashok yup I will take on board what the doctor wants me do but I treasure your efforts, and your information and research is the need of the hour . And your Chanel is very precious to me. Bestest wishes.

[@suhashg8664]

Can you please an extended video on arecanut.......as a son of Arecanut farmer...I am curious....

[@anuragchakraborty3432]

Then should be consume energy drinks and sugary drinks? Do they pose any health risk? If consume 2 cans of 500 ml per day?

[@sadhikmanchanda]

Please make a video about high fructose corn syrup

[@krishashok]

Will do!

[@mumu4370]

Sir, have you made any video on Multigrain Aatta, as there is so much of confusion some says it can't be digested by humans. I have been using it for 1 year n have not faced any issue, kindly provide your input!

[@ragucool9468]

what about stevia leaf Sweeteners?its good for health? Thank you so much bro.

[@suchandabanerjee8227]

Please advise about Stevia. My son says stevia can cause cancer

[@devbalu7606]

Super sir please explain about eating biscuits is good or not

[@krishashok]

Eat in moderation

[@RajeshPatel-fe8rn]

​@@krishashokdefine moderation. Can poison be eaten in moderation?

[@aithwndr]

That peeling away sound absorbent tile is officially intentional

[@krishashok]

LOL I actually stuck it before starting recording and it just came apart right at the start 😅

[@nikunjbiyani4437]

What about sweet proteins ? like thaumatin ?

[@handullradaai]

dayum!!! freakingly awesome content as always. this is what happens when we focus on our passion with no other motives. no requests for hitting like, subscribe, bell icon. i guess people just forget to hit the like button with few likes and high views. but please do guys. the least we can do is feed the algorithm. thanks a lot.

[@shwetatiwari7910]

one of the rare videos where I press the like button for a Ytube video.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@thepodfunnel]

Never thought addiction would also take place in terms of a yt channel

[@buro4thmay]

I love your show 🎉❤ Bye the way where you got your tee shirt 😊 I adore it🙏would like to have one

[@krishashok]

Hehe - it’s called fully filmy

[@rameshkavideo]

@Krishashok - In your video on the Science of Gut microbiome, Dr Sethi said that Artificial sweeteners like Aspertine and Sucralose can have negative effect on gut microbiome. He also said that we should ensure alternate sweeteners do not have Erythritol as an additive as that also has negative effect on gut microbiome. However, you seem to be contradicting your own video here by stating that there is no evidence that any artificial sweetener is harmful at the dose we tend to consume. Can you please clarify?

[@krishashok]

Food is not straightforward. And doctors, particularly those in the west, take a very cautious approach on social media. My own opinion is based on discussions with multiple people, many of whom are more expert at the subject of sweeteners than Dr Sethi.

[@kasatkarpratik]

How sugar receptors in Tongue work ? I was expecting detaield scientific explanation

[@krishashok]

Do watch my video on the science of taste kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6mtYauPaM-FibM

[@sivahari90]

Thanks for the detailed video. In your other video "The Science of the Gut Microbiome with ‪@doctorsethi‬", it was mentioned artificial sweeteners kill microbiomes(exact link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5fFpZ2JidGamZY ). I didn't see any mention about it in this video. Can you please clarify?

[@krishashok]

Doctors opinion - did not want to argue, but the levels of sweeterners required to have an impact is very impractically high

[@sivahari90]

@@krishashok Thanks for the response..Really appreciate it!

[@syedaummehabiba]

After working in a lab for a few months I'm totally paranoid about accidentally eating without having washed my hands earlier it's soooooo scary now

[@quizudita]

9:12 Conclusion

[@NikhilV-zj6oz]

whats your take on " ketosis is our bodies natural state of metabolism " don't we need glucose at all ? since all low carb people say (" our bodies don't need glucose from external sources , we can generate our glucose from fat / protein , through a process of " gluconeogenesis" ')

[@krishashok]

All these extreme views are stupid

[@sathishkumarmadhivadhanan1709]

Please talk about Jamun fruit and Flax seeds

[@krishashok]

Flaxseeds are generally great. Jamun fruit too. What about them?

[@ghastlybaker117]

Could you please, please make a demo of how to make chapati dough as per your book? I've tried and failed so many times... Really hoping to find an easy way to make the dough without kneading too much. 😢

[@krishashok]

Start with a little less water! Like 70% and then work your way up

[@ghastlybaker117]

Thanks!! 😅