Sweeteners : An alert

In a study including more than 100,000 French adults of whom 37.1% reported consumption of artificial sweeteners, the results showed that consuming artificial sweeteners was associated with a 9% increased risk of Cardiovascular events. and higher the consumption higher is the risk.

The artificial sweeteners which were followed in the study are increasing the insulin level (Insulin is linked to blood sugar concentration) . Or we know that insulin spikes increase hypertension among other.Sweeteners like Stevia which does not have any effect on insulin were not part of the study

This an important question to be deal with in depth as artificial sweeteners are a useful tool in sugar reduction strategies.

Source : Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort