The Most Notorious Man-Made Food Product. [science behind artificial sweeteners]

[@katt17c]

I'm in no artificial camp, and have noticed when you make your own food you choose how much sugar goes in and 99% of the time its way less than a store bought equivalent. So mindfully using your sugar still puts you on the not over using it train.

[@lolersauresrex8837]

Yeah in my household we put at the most half of what a recipe calls for and it’s almost always too much even then.

[@FarremShamist]

Sugar itself is a pretty massive problem too. As it turned out, fats were fine.

[@ascendantindigo271]

I was addicted to sugar, and high fructose corn syrup [in soda pops] I was 260pds with the man boobs and pear shaped body... I drink spring water [with naturally occurring electrolytes]. I use "raw unfiltered vinegar and honey". Cold pressed virgin coconut oil in chamomile tea is better then Xanax...I've been 170pds for 3 years now and i still eat fast food sometimes. Chic fila , Arbys, Wendies, Captain D's etc. NO MICKEY D's though.

[@dismurrart6648]

Yeah I just made some freezer jam and for 2 pints used a third a cup of sugar

[@danicegewiss862]

I'm cutting back on sugar deliberately. When we go out, I'm overwhelmed by all of the sugar in what I eat. We rarely go out. We also notice the excess salt they use.

[@NoLabCoatRequired]

Hey yall! How's it going???? This video took soooo long to make and I ran into so many technical difficulties 😭, but finally I get to share it with you. I miss you! Thanks for being here. What are your thoughts on the vid?

[@rainsticklandguitartalk9483]

Looking forward to watching, as my husband was recently told he had to start watching his blood sugar.

[@Roll-Penut]

I have been patiently waiting because I knew it would be worth the wait :)

[@PureAsbestos]

It was good! Often wondered about this. Missed out on sugar alcohols though. (and the conclusion wasn't super satisfying but I don't think that can be helped really, the subject just needs more research)

[@tweet43y]

I would like to know about monkfruit and allulose sweeteners but this was very informative

[@NoLabCoatRequired]

+PureAsbestos I agree, I wish the conclusion was more exciting. Interesting stuff, but like you said, more research needed.

[@Horsewomann]

As a diabetic who eats a LOT of artificial sweeteners, I REALLY appreciate the time and effort you put into this. Good information presented in an easily understandable way. As a Nurse with a biology major, chemistry minor, I totally get all of this. Always remember, Correlation die NOT equal causation.

[@Peacefrogg]

One of the big problems with observational science. When you find something that may be connected, or may not be connected, and then somone thinks yes! This is it! And then every possible correlation is seen as causal evidence. Especially when it’s a theory the media likes. Like red wine is good for your blood, olive oil is healthy, all red meat is poison, or some foods are superfoods and the more you eat them the better. Media loves jumping to conclusions.

[@mynameisnotyours]

Tell your future heart attack correlation doesn't equal causation. I'm sure it will appreciate that and stop.

[@Peacefrogg]

@@mynameisnotyours an example of correllation = causation: On the beach i get a sunburn. I always wear sunglasses when i go to the beach. So sunglasses cause sunburns.

[@mynameisnotyours]

​@@Peacefrogg Yes, and a fat person will stuff a deep-fried Oreo in their mouth saying, "And that's why I'm healthy."

[@Peacefrogg]

@@mynameisnotyours huh? I don’t get how this is related to the subject. I am only saying that not every conclusion made in observational studies is a right one. Fried oreo’s are not very healthy. And neither are mulberries fried in olive oil.

[@firetablet1995]

by far the hardest part of fasting is the boredom. If you've never done a multiday fast, you have no idea the enormous amount of your daily time is spent thinking about, preparing, or eating food. Depending on your lifestyle, it can be really hard to fill all that extra free time. If you want a fast to be easy, start it when you are very busy

[@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046]

You are correct about fasting, and I commend you for the discipline to fast. One should always, when fasting, simply carry on their normal daily activities - except, of course, preparing & eating food. Otherwise, just carry on your life & do things as if not fasting. However, boredom is nothing but the expectation of stimulation or entertainment. One of the things we try to purge is expectation, in general, as it draws our attention away from our life at the present. We try to face our life & activities every day, without thought of the past or future. Now, we realize this is difficult & it is often a work-in-progress, but we try our best to muster the discipline to purge our bodies while living in the present & becoming comfortable being alone with ourselves. Good luck!

[@danicegewiss862]

I often forget to eat. I have a great deal to accomplish, and when I'm accomplishing something I don't eat.

[@Window4503]

Funny. I tried fasting once and my thinking about food tripled even when keeping busy.

[@kieran8266]

Facts

[@danielcoronado4010]

use the wasteyourtime machine, namely league of legends.

[@880-4]

I’m just glad you’re one of those people who actually site all their sources in the description. Keep up the good, hard work.

[@StefanReich]

*cite Sorry I had to

[@RainbowLayer92]

​@@StefanReichcame here to do it too. Glad you beat me you grammar Nazi, you ❤

[@jjswigger8591]

are u taking these powders and eating them daily handfulls? no SO SHUT THE FUCK UP RETARD

[@WolfgerSilberbaer]

1970 was yesterday? I love you, man. You're number 1 in my book.

[@kathleenking47]

He's so young😂 Little House on the Prairie Celebrated their 50th anniversary

[@margotvelthoen6934]

The production quality of these videos are INCREDIBLE I can’t believe this hasn’t gone viral yet!!

[@nukemcentral3224]

the fact that he reshot his one explanation shows how much he truly cares about helping people and putting out quality shit!

[@nomiglorissa8233]

Dude how does this guy only have 85k subscribers. Like how. The production is masterful, the topics are interesting as balls, the confidence in his voice is alluring. Like how. Only 85k subscribers.

[@frustrateduser9933]

Really appreciate the non-biased approach. Too many people (and studies) have their view first.

[@waternineeightlotus2869]

I was surprised to hear the cohort group mentioned. For the last 5-6 years, I've been a participant. Every 3 months, I receive a 5 page questionnaire with the same questions about your current health and lifestyle. Now and then, i receive a questionnaire with a specific subjet; COVID, exposure to chemicals, asthma, etc. Once every 5 years, I get an invite to a free health center, where tests such as blood, urine, hearing, eyesight and balance are conducted. Another questionnaire is given to fill out while you wait your turn. The results are sent by mail to the participant and their GP. A follow-up consultation is offered several weeks later with a doctor from the center. Nothing is forced. If you don't want to answer a question or go to the health center, you simply don't. My last questionnaire asked if i was interested in taking a genetic test or a bowel cancer test.

[@andreethier816]

I can't stand any artificial sweetener I've tried, I find they have a noticeable taste that ruins whatever I'm eating for me. And a terrible aftertaste on top of that. But I find them extremely interesting, especially because of just how powerful they can be (like you said up to 20000 times).

[@jumjum114]

xylitol!! that shit is amazing. you needa get on it!! no aftertaste and has a cool feeling after consuming (by itself) (has no after taste like ugly bitter stevia)

[@joselopez-he1mc]

@@jumjum114 it also reduces tooth decay reduces bacteria in mouth and reduces earaches. Toxic to dogs.

[@brynna77]

@@jumjum114its so good for cooking too, they have granulated versions now. Theres a xylitol/stevia blend i like & also sometimes do part artificial part real sugar.

[@atashgallagher5139]

I'm personally more interested in artificial oil, which is oil that doesn't have calories when consumed. It was briefly around, then some poorly designed studies led to warnings placed on it harsher than cigarette cartons which were later proven as nonsense and the warning requirement was lifted but by that point the reputation was ruined and they never made a comeback in the US.

[@atashgallagher5139]

​@jumjum114 it does actually have calories though, but around half of what sugar has. So it's not technically an artificial sweetener.

[@mandariley]

I stopped eating artificial sweeteners for two reasons: one, I would generally eat more and less thoughtfully when it was artificially sweetened; two, I noticed that I was coughing and had more difficulty with mucus in my throat and mouth. Disgusting, but it was like the sweetener was sticking around and causing a reaction.

[@insederec]

I think I've noticed an increase in mucus production with artificial sweeteners and some fruits. That's why I usually avoid pineapples, cranberries, strong citrus, and any diet soda

[@cthulucalamari2448]

That's so odd, because I feel the complete opposite. When I consume something sugary, like a normal soda or something, I feel this unpleasant layer of junk, just hanging around in my mouth and throat. It really bugs me, but I don't get that with the artificial sweeteners. Everyone is different, I guess. Lol

[@Sean-gh3rn]

@@cthulucalamari2448 swamp mouth. Worst with hfcs, less with cane sugar, zero with aspartame. Its why I went sugar free.

[@kathleenking47]

Cyclamates came out in the 1960s. Before saccharin

[@marklucas3140]

Saccharin was discovered in 1879. It's part of a byproduct of coal coke and natural gas production. That would be the reason I'm leery of it. They still put propane in Pam too. LOL

[@craigslitzer4857]

I consume artificial sweeteners on the regular. I would never claim they are good for you, but on the whole I think they are much less bad than sugar. When my taste buds call for a variety of flavor, those sweeteners sure do come in handy while also minimizing the damage that would have been caused by the real thing. It's a crutch that I'm willing to walk with. Maybe some day in the future, I'll completely break free from my sweet tooth, but not today.

[@erraticonteuse]

Yeah, I consume artificial sweeteners more because they are not as bad for your *teeth* as sugar. I'm in mostly good health, so I think my body can take whatever else they may dish out.

[@ascendantindigo271]

High Fructose Corn Syrup is10 times more toxic then bleached sugar. Raw Unfiltered Honey is all I use these days.

[@Funymoney010]

They aren’t good for you, they aren’t bad for you either though

[@ascendantindigo271]

@@Funymoney010 No. It's good. For some Man Boobs!!! Enjoy my boy. Or girl. Never know these days...

[@dthomas9230]

@@Funymoney010They screw up your insulin resistance balance and let you be hungry sooner. Kefir and buttermilk help restore your gut bacteria that can digest fiber, saturated fat,, and protein, burning it off and keeping you full enough to pursue a one meal a day or 2 meal with skipping breakfast for a 15 hr daily fast, and coffee.w/o sweeteners.

[@DrewLind_]

Great way to present this complex information. I was entertained AND informed, best of both worlds! I would be interested to know if any of the research articles had funding from anywhere that may have biased the results, e.g. Big Splenda sliding a crisp $20 to a starving post-doc to sweeten the results.

[@NoLabCoatRequired]

haha I know right. That's something I always look out for. The most blatant funding I found was in the "Biological fate of low-calorie sweeteners" (#12) study I used. The researchers were funded by a council that supports artificial sweeteners.

[@m.f.3347]

You might be suspicious of funded studies (and you'd be right to!), but remember that a pillar of science is repeatability. If one post-doc is sweetening up the results, they're just building a house of cards for someone else to knock over

[@yolyrom7233]

Obviously they do!! Example: FDA - in the food/drug industries pocket’s. Until we can get money out of politics (gop mostly) will we be safe consuming good foodstuffs. Jmo

[@TheSwauzz]

Big Splenda...? lol

[@jasonjust-jason9489]

I wish I had done as much with a single weekend. Another really well put together video. Excellent research and presentation!

[@thetinker3924]

One thing for sure is she really does an excellent video and she sure does a lot of research. And yet I really will not spend the extra money for stuff that is labeled for diebetics it costs more and its not work it as the regular products are IMHO safer!

[@abbyhan6]

I get sick from items with artificial sweeteners or stevia. Some products have them slipped in to such a small degree with other sugars that the off taste is masked. I get nasty headaches that make me massively nauseated. Stevia will also make my gut bloat like a balloon on top of that. So I avoid them. I'm always fascinated to learn more about them and how they work and interact in the body.

[@audreywitko1445]

This was an INCREDIBLE explanation of the effect of artificial sweeteners! Your time was well spent and I am grateful that you did this. You really rock!

[@yolyrom7233]

Exactly

[@samename6479]

All those sweeteners gave me vertigo. I could barely walk due to the severe dizziness. Not kidding

[@BirdLopers]

consuming anything with Stevia in it makes me feel psychologically weird, in a bad way, like something's just 'off', or 'wrong', really creepy feeling... i recently found out that my father had the same reaction, presume genetically linked

[@dashsrandomautomotive]

I have a (relatively mild) allergy to artificial sweeteners. Due to the consistent reaction, I haven't tried specific ones, only to note that they all irritate the living daylights out of my throat. Even the "natural" stevia is a major irritant. Biggest challenge is now this stuff is put in all kinds of places it wasn't years back. Toothpaste? Yup. Chewing gum? Almost 100% of them. etc etc. That said, thanks for breaking down the "how does the body break these down" process. Helps to understand some of the mystery behind these chemicals. Keep putting together these great videos!

[@dianagreene4257]

I have yet to find a non-nutritive sweetener that doesn't cause me gastric distress. I've been flipping over products at the store (to read the ingredients list) so long that I can recognize an artificial sweetener even if I've never seen the name before.

[@Ishmane4]

What about honey or agave?

[@dashsrandomautomotive]

@@Ishmane4 those are fine. Not artificial.

[@prize9550]

Just wanted to say thank you to you and the other lads in the stream a while back for motivating me to go to the gym. It's been more than a month, and I haven't missed a single day, still going strong.

[@NoLabCoatRequired]

💜💪

[@savorymarshmallows]

I generally feel the best when I'm minimizing sweeteners, regardless of where they come from. I try to keep sugar in places where it's physically necessary to make something I enjoy, like ice cream or baked goods. And then ideally I'm not eating sweetened anything the rest of the time. From just an experiential perspective, not being glutted with sweetness all the time makes whole foods taste a lot better, and that's worth a lot more to me than sweet drinks etc.

[@craigslitzer4857]

I've started making my own ice cream recently and use exclusively glycerin to sweeten it. Sugar & artificial sweeteners not required.

[@petelee2477]

I can't imagine an unsweetened drink I'd actually enjoy besides water. coffee and tea are bitter unsweetened. Can't imagine what am unsweetened soda would even taste like since all brands contain either sugar or artificial sweetener.

[@markc2643]

@@petelee2477 I used to put a ton of sugar in my coffee. I stopped cold turkey. It took a few months but my system adjusted to the lack of sugar and now, I need no sweetener in anything. Unsweetened green tea is now my go to for soft drinks. When I eat a salad without any dressing I can taste the difference between the different variety of greens instead of them just being a carrier for the dressing. If you do it long enough, you'll wake up and realize that bitter flavor you used to get when drinking your coffee is gone and it will expand into flavors in other foods you didn't know existed.

[@aztracker1]

About the only time I don't feel bleh is when I stick to mostly meat and eggs. Food declared war on me at some point.

[@janecenufer9097]

I'm a diabetic and a food scientist, so I'm pretty obsessed with this topic. I love that we have so many options!

[@NuLiForm]

..my thoughts are...Love the video! it was Worth the effort, Great job! Yeah...this is a sweet curse, the love of sweet treats...i've studied & researched them too..and you Nailed it. Thank You.

[@frustrateduser9933]

Thank you for doing the research that I don't want to do but want answers about. 🙂

[@stephenschroeder6567]

Another quality presentation - thank you! I will be sharing this one with my students. Fortis Mane!

[@coool20]

Just found this channel today through your butter video and I can not believe how much I love these videos. I never thought I'd find such comprehensive and insightful content on this website in a million years. As an artificial sweetener & biology enjoyer myself I had to pause in disbelief when you started going over the breakdown products of each sweetener. I've done some light googling here and there on the subject and knew about the methanol produced when aspartame is broken down and always worried about it so having it put into perspective with the tomato juice helps put my mind at ease. Same with the sucralose when I read it may have an impact on insulin sensitivity. As someone who reads about this stuff as a hobby I can only alot so much time on any given subject so my conclusions often aren't very thorough so having a video like this is really greatly appreciated.

[@leeb8657]

Beautifully presented and was easy to digest. Nice work my friend. I've been sugar free, and using sweeteners for a few years now. Not by any major amounts, but non the less always met with peoples raised eyebrows like I'm poisoning myself. Even when trying to gain some helpful online knowledge, the internet is littered with so much contradiction, that it feels impossible to know if you're doing the right thing or not. Either way, thank you for your time to help our feeble minds

[@StapleCactus]

I can taste artificial sweeteners and they ruin food. Everything with it tastes like chemicals or makes my mouth/throat feel weird. I can barely get through 3 sips of any diet soda before wanting to throw up. So as much as I'd like to switch to the artificial stuff, my body rejects it too much for me to even start getting used to it.

[@senorstalker6881]

It's kinda ridiculous how quality these videos are. I'm barely realizing this video had 14k views. These content is incredibly entertaining, and incredibly informative. Keep up the good work and you'll be a huge name.

[@JaredMerlin]

FINALLY! Someone who's done their homework, their research. Excellent!

[@MySonBand]

Enjoyed the video, and absolutely liked the break down on the break down (ha ;)) of the various sweeteners. For the study which showed an increase in disease for consumers of sweeteners, I couldn't help but think that it might also be a case of reverse causation or even just correlation does not make causation. Though, I'm sure it was handled in the study, as if a nobody like me can think of it, surely the people conducting the study though of it. But I couldn't escape thinking that more people who are actually dealing with these diseases might be trying to cut down on their sugar intake (possibly by using the sweeteners) and thus you end up with a higher chance of finding people with these diseases in the group of people who use sweeteners. (Ok, I'm sure that didn't come out all too clear, I hope it is at least somewhat understandable...)

[@bobraible]

Saccharin was not the first artificial sweetener approved by the FDA. Cyclamate was designated GRAS by the FDA in 1958. It was later banned in the U.S. but is still in use elsewhere.

[@kenziemarch425]

Sucralose and aspartame messed up my stomach so bad, to the point of constant nausea and believing I had a stomach ulcer, stopped consuming it and any other artificial sweetener completely and haven’t had a problem since. But for all I know I could be allergic to them because I have friends/family members who don’t have any problems with eating them.

[@Funymoney010]

It’s either a mental thing, or you have a rare allergy. There is no research showing that should happen with aspartame and sucralose at least, except for changing your gut micro biome for a few weeks

[@thebestnickname]

Idk, I was consuming such sweeteners for all my life, tho I have absolutely no problems with my stomach nor with my overall health🤔

[@karrielangston4005]

They do the same to me. It shows there are many things we don't know about the foods and medications we take. I've watched so many man made things turn out to be very bad for our bodies so I've decided to go with my gut and try to avoid them. I'm sorry that someone told you it was either a mental thing or a rare allergy. That is not true. And not very nice. I've talked with many people who get terrible diarrhea from fake sugar. There could be plenty of other problems it is causing that we are unaware of at this time.

[@dvande9730]

I really appreciate all the information you have put together on your channel. As a diabetic, I have been wanting to know more about the food and "stuffs" I put into my body to survive and deal with my disease. It's very difficult to sort thru all the data on the internet and I know how much time and effort you must put into the research. Thank you

[@sarahschouveller1993]

I get a migraine the minute I consume these replacement things... other than stevia which triggers diarrhea... so I guess sugar and I are together forever. 😅

[@choirgrrrl1257]

Ugh, can't tolerate the taste of any of the artificial sweeteners I have encountered so far. It's fortunate I don't generally drink sweetened beverages anyway. Black, unsweetened coffee and water are my beverages of choice.

[@mattycakes2099]

I'm new to your channel, but dang this was a good video. Gonna have to binge a few.

[@ash_tray_6]

I’m a type 1 diabetic. Literally just took insulin lol. Fun fact: it smells exactly like new rubber tires. It was so cool to see someone discuss sweeteners/metabolizing sugar with insulin in an actually interesting and visually appealing way! You did a great job!! You get the beetus’s stamp of approval ✅🧾 I subbed Also, I fucking love Splenda. Hahaha

[@PSP_24]

I love your videos so much! You're more educational than most schools, and you do it in a very engaging manner. You also combine my love of food and science which is greatly appreciated. I do have one question though. What's more important to physical health in terms of reducing disease and staying healthy and fit? Is it more related to our physical activity and staying in shape, or can we blame a lot of these health problems on certain types of foods and ingredients? Its a very complicated question because there are so many factors for an answer of trying to do the best of both those worlds. I just wonder why we blame a lot of health conditions on what we intake, but never ask about the effects of being physically fit and still having a "normal" diet.

[@zapa1pnt]

I am a type2 diabetic (my own Dumb fault) and I use Real Sugar. This is because, artificial sweeteners are ARTIFICIAL (chemically produced). Well, OK, and because they taste Terrible. We already take in Far Too Many Artificials (chemicals) and over processed foods. I also use Real Butter, since long before your video, because margarine is Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (another chemical process). I can get that from peanut butter and a 2 lb jar will last me about a year and a half. I do thank you, for your vid on butter. It substantiated for me, I was on the right path. I still manage to control my A1C, by simply avoiding overly sweetened foods.

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

Well, type 2 has a genetic component, so you didn't do it to yourself. Your ancestors set you up the bomb. Mine did it to me too.

[@OrbeezRando]

My good friend, I’m just an Internet scrub. You are the real deal take my like, and my respect.

[@erikduggins228]

Love your breakdown of complex data and concepts.

[@donfravel7700]

All I can say is I love your videos and your delivery is perfect. Thank you for what you are doing.

[@ladiestalkdirect570]

Wow, this was so rich in info. Very well presented!!! I learned so much. Thank you.

[@KneeSlice1775]

Wow, the effort you put into these videos is inspiring and entertaining! Your channel is going to amass a million followers+

[@theblackout27]

Great video. Only critique is when talking about that observational study with the French cohort, you could have discussed relative vs absolute risk and how that's usually not well understood when laypeople read studies or journalist try to explain the degree of percentages. Keep it up, you made it entertaining to learn, that's a great skill!

[@cynimonry5919]

I just found your channel and it is so informative! I'm thoroughly enjoying the content. Keep up the good work!!

[@Galiuros]

Thanks, man! I learned a lot.

[@steakdog250]

First let me say, as a fellow Science Communicator you are absolutely fantastic! Your style is so approachable and you pull from studies in a way that is so accessible. Your videos are so well done and I am so glad I found your channel! As a mom of a kiddo with Short Bowel Syndrome, thank you! He is missing a portion of his small intestine and it's videos like this that help me to understand more about what impact the ingredients we choose to cook with have on his body. We know for a fact that his anatomy has impacted his gut microbiome because we've got a Control Group in his identical twin 😂.

[@beccangavin]

I am loving this content. I was diagnosed with a GI disease and while I was experiencing symptoms but not knowing what the symptoms were caused by I eliminated everything artificial in my household and forced everyone else in the house to do the same. Everyone experienced an improvement in their gut health. My mother and I both lost weight. (Which was good for her and bad for me. I had to add more fat to my diet to compensate because I don’t absorb nutrients well and was already on the verge of being underweight.) In any case, I’m not sure if the main culprit was the artificial sweeteners but the artificial stuff and processed foods in general were negatively impacting the health of everyone in the household.

[@Ishmane4]

Could it be low stomach acid? Usually when you are not absorbing nutrients it's because food is not being broken down properly in the stomach

[@GaelyneGasson]

Very well researched and I thank you for taking the time to make this information easier to understand (I nearly wrote 'digest'! LOL). I'm in the Stevia camp, but get frustrated with companies that don't put equivalent amounts on their labels. I want to know how the stuff in the package compares to 1 tsp of sugar. So when I make my coffee I know how much to use, and I can also work out which products have more 'filler' than others. I've seen some that you need 2 tsps of the stuff to equal 1 tsp of sugar. That's a LOT of extra filler that's not necessary. It's taken me a few years to work out which of the products sold at local stores are a good value. Plus you have to take into account what those fillers are.

[@faevoryn6578]

What an awesome video! You have become one of the most fun parts of homeschool for us. Thanks for all of the amazing content!

[@NoLabCoatRequired]

warms my heart :)

[@Nyokicat99]

This is extremely helpful information and the delivery was flawless. Nice job on the editing ❤️

[@loriamora6202]

like your inflection intonation pronunciation + the positive emotional presentation ❤

[@sanjaraejour9632]

Thank you for producing another highly informative, wonderfully put together video! I do consume some artificial sweeteners, but mostly in drinks and not food. I actually don't like the flavor and mouth feel of sugared sodas now, so I rarely have them.

[@hurch1915]

Thank you for doing so much research on so many different artificial (and natural) sweeteners. I've just begun using them, and you've answered a lot of questions I had about how they're different, and how they affect the body. 👍🙂

[@gregschwartz4017]

First time watching one of your videos. Great content, great presentation.

[@TrideGD]

Very well put together video, really enjoyed watching it and really appreciate that you talked about both the topic specifically and how scientific studies and papers work in general. Really good vid dude!

[@opallise]

I've been using artificial sweeteners for a while now. One of the questions I've been seeing about them lately is, "do artificial sweeteners make you want more sweet things like natural sugars do?" I'd love to see your take on that if there is even enough research available to have an opinion on.

[@lanaj1107]

I've found that interesting real sugar spikes my blood sugar and makes me want more sugar when my blood sugar invariably drops. Artificial sweeteners do not make me crave sugar or sweets. That is my experience. I'm not diabetic.

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

I'm another anecdote saying artificial sweeteners do not make me want the "real thing" more, either. I like having sweet things of varying flavors over the days. Mostly beverages, but not always. I keep to sugar-free and no sugar added items as much as possible, doing without or being very careful with portions otherwise. I never crave sugar. If anything I'm more susceptible to craving or overeating flavorful starches (think potato chips).

[@jacobdebernardi4385]

I just started trying some artificially sweetened foods to cut on calories, this video couldn't have come at a better time. Thank you! That Maury scene had me rollin. This is an excellent example of the power of how statistics are used. Relative vs absolute risk! It could be a whole video on its own. In fact why don't you do that! I'll be using some artificial sweeteners, everything in moderation as usual. It's so helpful with calories and willpower on my diet it's worth the 0.003% increased risk to me.

[@JMSouchak]

While your commentary on the relatively recent FDA approval of artificial sweeteners (~50 years ago) is accurate, it might have been beneficial to also note that these sweeteners have actually been in use for over a century starting in the 1800s. Similarly, most traditional varieties of apples 🍎, though they have never required nor received specific FDA approval, have been a staple in our diet since time immemorial. Nonetheless, I thoroughly enjoyed your video and appreciated the information provided. Thank you!

[@Sentientdreamer]

I'm loving your style, info and humor! Loving the subjects too!

[@mhpjii]

Johnny, you are doing *very* important work God bless you!

[@douglastibbitts364]

Some research on long-term, daily use of artificial sweeteners suggests a link to higher risk of stroke, heart disease and death over all. Great job dude! You keep doing what you do and I'll keep watching.

[@lanaj1107]

That's cardiovascular disease. He covered that.

[@douglastibbitts364]

@@lanaj1107 good to see you were paying attention.

[@douglastibbitts364]

@@lanaj1107 besides the the direct quote I used from the mayo clinic. This next quote comes from a .gov site. Animal studies have convincingly proven that artificial sweeteners cause weight gain, brain tumors, bladder Cancer and many other health hazards. Some kind of health related side effects including carcinogenicity are also noted in humans. Go ahead and pick it apart. Not my study. Not my words.

[@emmylou3013]

Editing is top tier 👌🏼✨

[@aaronwalcott513]

I appreciate the research. As one scientist to another, I'll do you a solid. "Point zero one two," *nor* "point zero twelve." Twelve is exactly one ten and two units. Everything to the right of the decimal point is less than a whole. Science is built on a precise method. Please don't diminish great research with shoddy reporting 💪✔️🧠

[@deedee67888]

Curious as to where allulose falls

[@mary33909]

me too

[@dianecooper7502]

Having been diabetic for half my life I need some sweetness in my life. That makes pro artificial sweeteners. When a banana or an orange can spike ones blood sugars y’all need to cut me some slack. I can only eat those thinks if I get a sugar low which in itself is no fun. Takes all the enjoyment out of it when one is shaking as one is eating.

[@capnkirk5528]

Look into Dr. Boz videos. While I generally don't want to support "internet shills" I also recognize that NOT EVERYONE is a con artist and there is compelling evidence that very low carb diet can reduce insulin sensitivity and diabetes. So much so that there are now corporations who are providing assistance to diabetic employees to follow this protocol to reduce or eliminate their insulin dependance (not because they are good people, but because employees who are diabetic cost more than those who aren't - benefits, lost time, lost productivity). Oh ... and I have tried it myself as a pre-diabetic so I can say that it appears to work. It *looks* like losing weight and going on a very strict low-carb diet can reverse diabetes (Type 2 only), I would love to see a large-scale trustworthy rct on this. Big pharma makes soooo much money off of this that you can't trust anything that they touch in ANY way.

[@SunspotSolarbird]

I appreciate your dedication to breaking stuff down on every video to make sure that each video is its own self-contained thing. I've watched a couple of your videos and both have mentioned meta-analysis of studies, and you do the (and this is not sarcasm) heroic thing of still explaining what those are every time to make 100% sure everybody watching this gets to be on the same page. That's rad as hell. Thank you for the good work, and you stay safe out there, neighbor!!

[@VultureXV]

The sad part is that overconsumption of sugar is absolutely pushed by the food companies and their lobbyists through big government. More and more are foods being driven away from low-sugar content and more and more are savory-based foods (ones with higher fat) being condemned based on super old studies that were already recognized as being problematic with modern-day microscope focus on data quality. The fact is, even the FDA's maximum daily allowance of sugar (25 grams or almost 2 tablespoons) is extremely high considering that only five decades ago people were consuming a fraction of it. Google says people in the USA consume a whopping ~100lbs per person per year. Human bodies just were not designed to consume this much high-energy sweets, we do not have the metabolic process of an insect; nor do we have the chitinous exoskeleton which requires sugars as a building block.

[@chefboiod2572]

Been really trying to improve my health and diet alongside my mother

[@phokdis]

My brain detects artificial sweeteners and migraines ensue, so here's a negative tick next to them from me

[@user-pt3gi5ul2e]

In 1980's I squawked often about the irony of the brand name Nutrasweet for a product whose sole value is from having zero nutrition! As aspartame was new, and less objectionable than sacchrine, I tried a brief experiment with diet soda in an effort to spare my teeth some sugar. Several times my blood sugar crashed promptly after ingesting the no calorie soft drink. I had a brain / body chat and told myself to file this peculiar flavor alongside iced tea, which I don't sweeten. I certainly wasn't mistaking it for my regular Coke! Instant success! I never grew to enjoy the flavor, but I never had the stuff crash my blood sugar again. (Hypoglycemic family; didn't need a test strip to tell me.) I was avoiding the nicely chilled water fountain because the town's water supply was reported to have high radon, and I was able to pretend the well where I lived 7 miles away wasn't equally problematic. The colleague reporting the radon said, "but nbody's sick from it" to which I replied, "One of our day shift supervisors has stomach cancer. I'm counting that." That's when I started avoiding the water at work. DIGRESSION: This internal argument capacity to be both subject and object in the sentence, "I'm working on myself" is the "Western duality" that Eastern religions disparage so frequently. I bring this up because I wondered for decades what was meant by that, and an ecumenical Buddhist explained it to me just a few years ago. I'd condense a longer, drier KZbin vid than yours on this subject as, "people of eastern cultures and those of western cultures interpret the world differently." Another vid I need to pick out of my watch later list shows east/west philosophy differences as seen in contrasting styles of mortise & tenon joints in frame carpentry. I hope the engineering interpretation will stick to my brain better. I'm okay with my duality. It works for me.

[@jesshorn257]

thanks for the breakdown...still not going to use artificial sweeteners

[@boomkruncher325zzshred5]

“I don’t know who’s knockin’ back tomato juice” I do, I LOVE that savory-sour taste! 🍅 🥤

[@l.h.2694]

Sucralose is a nightmare. I have never had any kind of reaction to any foods or ingredients there in, until sucralose. I started drinking Sparkling Ice, about one a day for a couple weeks or more, I really can't remember. One evening I started to feel queasy and dizzy. It worsened as the evening wore on. I don't eat or drink a lot so it was pretty easy to narrow down the culprit. I looked at one of the bottles of Ice and low and behold it had sucralose in it. It's the only thing I could think of that could have caused the problem. Never drank another. I did try a cup of Nestles hot cocoa a few weeks later, knowing it had sucralose and sugar in it, only to get mildly dizzy and queasy. So the lesson here is, be very careful what artificial stuff you consume, it could be making you sick. As an aside, I do not consume diet drinks or foods and, I never drank more than one Sparkling Ice in a day.

[@MrFrobygod]

Since you don't eat or drink much, you think the culprit could have been LOW BLOOD SUGAR, on days when the caloric content of your diet was being replaced by low/no calorie substitute/s?

[@Funymoney010]

This is horrible research done.

[@trejea1754]

I love your creativity and humorous delivery of great info. You’re the best!

[@mikemedal]

I got a feeling this channel will blow up soon.

[@ehrenloudermilk1053]

Good content smartly delivered. I dig it

[@cheezzyllama]

I literally choked on my drink of water when I saw your video in my subscriptions. 🤣 Thanks for making another great educational video!

[@francinebacone1455]

You are like so super cool and I love it! I am chronically fatigued and use stevia. I am often wondering what it's doing for me or against me. Love your explanation and educational animated diagrammatic action. Admittedly, still don't know what to do about using or not using it. Also, just subscribed, I was so entertained and educated. 5 stars.Thank you.

[@D3M1N1]

As a Type 1 Diabetic for 30 years now I would like to say thank-you for presenting this topic in a fact based way. So much false information, now please bear in mind many of the conclusions (as you stated) are for health adults. My insulin resistance/lack of production is very different, pump therapy. So I get to act like a pancreas all the time. So Thank-you!

[@MeiraV-]

I had to google neotame after you mentioned it . . . the thing that's creeping me out is it's been around since the 90s, it's in lots of things . . . but the ingredients labels are such that I've never seen it in the US?

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

It was approved in the US in 2002. Its biggest application is baked goods, since it's stable under high heat conditions. However, once companies make a deal to use a certain sweetener, they don't change often. Neotame is probably out there, but sugar-free baked goods may be the rarest thing in grocery stores.

[@spphicore]

I got an ad before this video trying to convince me aspartame was safe

[@april_]

If they have to try and convince you, you know something’s up

[@MTLion3]

@@april_or they know a lot of people are skeptical and are trying to get past that skepticism. It’s like vaccines - so many people don’t trust them even though they’ve saved millions of lives over the years and so groups are still trying to convince people that they’re safe to use

[@glenmorrison8080]

Biologist and teacher here. I love this. It is really thorough and clearly communicated. Particularly in terms of communication or risks and context of evidence in the studies you are citing. Really top-notch science communication here.

[@BobDunlock]

I'm going to feel like the unrelatable crazy guy here, but when I was a teenager I noticed a correlation with the muscles in my jaw locking up a few hours after drinking crystal light, or chewing gum. I started experimenting and found that those products are marked as sugar free and contained aspartame. I've since avoided aspartame, and sometimes someone will offer me something that will cause the same locking jaw effect, it will turn out aspartame was in that as well. When I was in my late 20's I was sick and my wife bought me some jell-o, after eating a cup my heart started racing and I had to lay on the floor for a few hours before things calmed down, again it was aspartame. I've done some digging to see if other people have similar reactions but haven't found much, and no official documentation seems to acknowledge that this is a thing, but I thought I'd share that experience since you asked us about it, and with your research maybe you've reading something that might shed some light on my experiences.

[@joethomas5528]

i often try to find products without sweeteners simply because i find that they taste kinda soapy

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Sunny D used to be one of my favorite beverages. One day I tasted the sucralose, and I've never been able to go back.

[@Peacefrogg]

And isnt it easier to ween yourself of supersweet instead of replacing it? Same with salt. Don’t replace it with disgusting potassium, just put less.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

@@Peacefrogg Is potassium that bad? I've never tried it. Definitely agree on moderating your tastes, though; stuff tastes a lot better when I'm eating quality food I can actually taste than when I'm eating school glue and wax with sugar to make it palatable. It's amazing how little syrup I use on my waffles if I'm eating them with real butter.

[@Peacefrogg]

@@eyesofthecervino3366 this. Try eating real food. And try different tastes. There is so much more than sugar,salt,msg. potassium chloride, which is what i meant (dont go eating metals, i meant the salt)is just as harmless as sodium chloride, as far as i know. But manufacurers of produced foods add it so they can say their product is low on salt. Somehow i don’t like the taste of added potassium. To my tongue it’s very bitter.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

@@Peacefrogg Oh, I figured you meant the salt. Wasn't going to go chew on some caustic metal :P But I definitely agree on eating real food. I've been teaching myself to garden, and it floors me how much of a difference in flavor and texture it makes to have fresh food grown in season. I'm genuinely at the point where I'm trying growing foods I hate (brussel sprouts XP ) to see if they're actually bad, or if I've just only ever had the musty old off-season ones.

[@bestaqua23]

Me ...I'm the person who drinks tomato juice straight up 🤣

[@theresemalmberg955]

During the 1980's and '90's I worked at an animal research lab that did safety testing on artificial sweeteners, among them Sweet N' Low. I still remember seeing the warning label on those pink packets: "HAS BEEN FOUND TO CAUSE CANCER IN LABORATORY ANIMALS." I realize that these animals were fed insane amounts of these substances, but still. I do not knowingly use them and I try to limit my exposure. My philosophy after working in this industry is that tried and true natural products are best. It would not surprise me down the road if scientists started rethinking the connection between diet and diabetes just as people are starting to question the cholesterol-heart disease link.

[@jons2447]

Thank you Mr. Johnny for this informative video. I have had 'steroid diabetes' (prescription 'steroid drugs) so I had to fight the sugar power. I found there are "nonnutritive sweeteners" that are 'natural' AND 'no calorie'. Erythritol & monk fruit blend tastes like sugar but does not add calories. Stevia tastes sweet (not like sugar) and also adds no calories. *NOT* man-made, artificial, or manufactured, they are used by people on low-carb diets. One doctor says low-carb is more like 'natural' human pre-industrial, hunter-gatherer diets. Also, food technology has advanced faster than human digestive systems have adapted. So basically we should not eat any industrial manufactured ('fake') food. That includes 'artificial sweeteners' & specially 'seed oils'.

[@dwayne7356]

I want to thank you for reading through these studies. I wish the FDA & CDC would take the time to read more than one study (and more than just food studies).

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

They do. AND they run their own. Where did you get the idea they don't?

[@Funymoney010]

Are you braindead? They do WAY more research and have hundreds of actual scientists with cutting edge research on this information. Do more information on your own and read through papers.

[@douglasladowski6342]

Complex subject but easily understood as presented. Always entertaining and informative.

[@marnerice3566]

I use artificial sweeteners because I'm diabetic. my glucose levels rise a bit even when there are no sugars in the food I eat, say something that's pure protein. Add any type of "real" sugar to it and my blood sugars sky rocket and trying to keep my levels in a normal range would be impossible without the artificial sweeteners.

[@heresjohnny23.7]

Yes exactly. If diabetic especially artificial sweeteners are recommended. If you’re trying to prevent D2 natural sugars like date or coconut would be best AND still used relatively modestly. I’m not diabetic and I use natural sugars mostly but I make cheesecakes with swerve powdered sugar. I’m also in a deficit for weight loss though too and my MIL is about to be on dialysis from D2 so I’ve just learned this all through my own experiences. Wish the whole world had this forced into their face.

[@lisagayhart2482]

Went keto . Diabetes is gone. I use stevia and errthritol . If you are on meds go extra slow and ask your doctor which meds to stop first. Better to have your sugar a bit high than to low.

[@Dexcalibur420]

I'm in the no artificial camp. I think its best to cut back on sweet tasting things in general. If its the rare occasion I do have something sweet, I don't want the disgusting after taste of artificial sweetners. Also if I'm making things homemade, using half the sugar for most conventional sweets gives a perfect level of sweetness for my taste.

[@michaelcrain3360]

Great Episode! Regarding the term “risk” with regard to studies based on associations, “risk” refers to cause and effect. Associations cannot establish causal outcomes. Therefore, the term “risk” is falsely claiming cause and effect. You’re not alone, most KZbinrs and the media run wild and loose with this term. Nearly all lifestyle studies based on associations and survey data cannot and should not claim risk outcomes. Another hidden falsehood is the inherent bias shaping these studies. There are usually conflicts of interest that are found listed in these studies.

[@loriz369]

I just started a new healthy lifestyle and I gave up sugar but I’m not completely comfortable using artificial sweeteners. Are honey, maple syrup, agave, and molasses just as bad as sugar or artificial sweeteners? Thank you for sharing this with us. Blessings.

[@NickWrightDataYT]

I'm sad you didn't cover Xylitol! (unless it's got another name that you did cover?) I'm currently chewing stick after stick of it right now lol In any case, the one thing I heard of for Aspartame is that it increases risk of *cancer* specifically. Are you planning on going over that risk for each of the artificial sweeteners as well?

[@Reverie42]

A couple months after you made this post, a major pair of studies came out demonstrating no strong link between Aspartame and cancer. There are some weak potential correlations at pretty high intakes, but in the decades that it's been around, no strong causal link between Aspartame and cancer has ever been demonstrated. Eating high calorie foods and being overweight, however, is strongly linked with cancer.

[@calebdavis719]

Appreciate this. As we march into the future, over consuming sugar may be much worse than over consuming artificial sweeteners. I kind of see a silver bullet in coffee, if you can manage to switch to black (no sugar no cream) coffee, that's just plant stuff ground up in water, a much better indulgent drink, but, still try to keep it down to 2 or 3 cups.

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Been enjoying your videos. Informative and entertaining. You provide a lot of info yet break it down so the lay person can understand. You're a bright kid! Keep it up! I think it can be really good for young people when young people are do8ng the teaching. Hope you're making some of them sweet sweet KZbin $$$$....lol. Good on ya, kiddo!

[@RavenMyBoat]

7.48 I've heard that glucose can be absorbed through the skin inside our mouths. Perhaps sucrose cannot. Are the enzymes that break down sucrose into glucose and fructose present in our mouths? Would pure fructose in the mouth cause an increase in serum insulin levels?