Top Myths About Sugar Substitutes
Top Myths About Sugar Substitutes
Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD
Andrew (not his real name) is a 15-year-old swimmer who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 6. He controls his diabetes with insulin shots, monitors his blood sugar, and eats a healthy diet. At swim practice he was drinking a diet soft drink and was told by another swimmer’s mom that he was “killing himself” by drinking diet soda because the artificial sweetener in the drink was “toxic.”
There are many myths about sugar substitutes, fueled by headlines on single studies (usually on rats given crazy high doses of sweeteners) and perpetuated by well-intentioned, but uninformed people. So let’s look at the top myths and debunk them.
There are many myths about sugar substitutes, fueled by headlines on single studies (usually on rats given crazy high doses of sweeteners) and perpetuated by well-intentioned, but uninformed people. So let’s look at the top myths and debunk them.
