Clinical Dietitian Nancy Sullivan on the Negative Health Effects of Artificial Sweeteners

Health and Health Care Forum

In this program, host Roberta Hall and clinical dietitian Nancy Sullivan discuss a recent study on negative health effects produced by artificial sweeteners, found in many foods. They talk about the timelines and agents of one of these, aspartame, which owes much of its acceptance by the FDA to a well-known Washington insider. Sullivan makes suggestions about how to avoid these products, which are often mis-identified on labels. The study was published in Nature in September, and is written by Jotham Suez et al., titled "Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota.”