Ep 68// Artificial Sweeteners: Sugar-Free But at What Cost?

Today, Tony and Marianna FINALLY dedicate an entire episode to the MONSTER that is artificial sweeteners... Whenever there are two camps surrounding a topic, like the anti-artificial sweetener camp, and the pro-artificial sweetener camp - the truth often lies somewhere in the middle. Today our hosts discuss: What the different artificial sweeteners actually are... (because you can't lump them all together) The difference between natural zero-calorie sweeteners like stevia & monk fruit - And artificial zero-calorie sweeteners like aspartame & saccharin The individual sweeteners and their impact on specific health outcomes like cancer, diabetes, weight gain, and more And the doses of each that seem to be completely safe, and when they might start to impact you ULTIMATE PELOTON GIVE-A-WHEY!! (Through May 31st) $4,000 in prizes - Enter code "FITSTUFF" for 5 free entries https://gleam.io/IrFGC/the-strong-inside-peloton-tread-giveawhey Legion Athletics: Take 20% off Legion Athletics Supplements with code “FSPOD” at checkout here. Premium: Join Fitness Stuff PREMIUM here!! Follow us! TikTok: @fs.pod Instagram: @fs.pod Facebook: Fitness Stuff (for normal people) Watch on YouTube: Fitness stuff (for normal people) The study’s referenced in this episode: 1970’s Mice Cancer Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5411626/ AS & Cancer Cohort Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36500986/ Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Blood Glucose and Insulin Response: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32672338/ Sucralose, Monk Fruit and Stevia on blood glucose control: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0170-6 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0161264&type=printable https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28502831 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/7/818 Artificial Sweeteners on Gut Health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34063332/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33171964/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31258108/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31928558/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30557670/ https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-020-00976-w Artificial Sweeteners on Weight Loss: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Low-calorie+sweeteners+and+body+weight+and+composition%3A+a+metaanalysis+of+randomized+controlled+trials+and+prospective+cohort+studies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786736/pdf/ijo2015177a.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+role+of+low-calorie+sweeteners+in+the+prevention+and+management+of+overweight+and+obesity%3A+evidence+v.+conjecture Hunger, Cravings, and Hormonal Changes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4744961/pdf/OBY-24-297.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23364015 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21245879 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438179/pdf/13679_2014_Article_133.pdf