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SunSeeker

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9. That's what I was wondering.

Reply to PennyC (Reply #5)

Mon May 15, 2023, 12:39 PM

May 2023

People who drink diet soda tend to also eat high calorie foods, especially sweets. Eating sweets could be the cause of the diabetes. Kinda not clear what the causation is.

Do you have normal blood sugar (no diabetes)?

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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline [View all] brooklynite May 2023 OP

Someone told me that 25 years ago bucolic_frolic May 2023 #1

I read that your body reacts to artificial sweeteners the same as sugar Marthe48 May 2023 #3

I think they should not rot your teeth. Qutzupalotl May 2023 #10

Just a quick note Haggis 4 Breakfast May 2023 #25

Genetics, calcium, vitamin D and oral hygiene prevent cavities. But worse, soda is an acid. NullTuples May 2023 #17

Thanks for that info Marthe48 May 2023 #18

My older sister always used those artificial sweetness and now has diabetes and drank soft kimbutgar May 2023 #2

Excellent news. harun May 2023 #4

i tried to understand this report PennyC May 2023 #5

That's what I was wondering. SunSeeker May 2023 #9

Yes I have normal blood sugar PennyC May 2023 #12

Do you drink diet sodas or just consume artificial sweeteners in food? nt SunSeeker May 2023 #21

Both... PennyC May 2023 #23

Exactly. And it's not just the WHO who rarely have studies to back up these claims. sybylla May 2023 #22

Look at tRump to see how multigraincracker May 2023 #6

That's not Diet Coke radical noodle May 2023 #16

I think the study pointed the finger at multigraincracker May 2023 #19

I didn't see that in the article... radical noodle May 2023 #20

I have to wonder . . . Richard D May 2023 #7

it's linked to cancer too toroyoung May 2023 #8

Stevia isn't but aspartame is, I believe. n/t CousinIT May 2023 #11

Two articles on the harm they can do: highplainsdem May 2023 #13

Sugar is cancer's favorite food PennyC May 2023 #14

Guess I'll just stay fat SouthernDem4ever May 2023 #15

I wonder what they think is wrong with stevia? Chrysanthemum May 2023 #24

I can't use Stevia ArkansasDemocrat1 May 2023 #26

Stevia can have a terrible aftertaste ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #27