Sugar substitutes: deep dive into the pros, cons, available options, and impact on metabolic health
Sugar substitutes offer sweet taste with minimal calories, yet they remain controversial. How well do they solve the problems associated with traditional sugar, and where do they fall short?
Silencing the alarm on aspartame and cancer
Last month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer designated the low-calorie sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic,” quickly leading to concern, confusion, and criticism.
More hype than substance: erythritol and cardiovascular risk
A newly-published study caught public attention by reporting an association between the common sweetener erythritol and increased risk of heart attack and stroke, but there’s more to the story.
#141 – AMA #18: Deep dive: sugar and sugar substitutes
“Is glucose a sugar? Yes. Is fructose a sugar? Yes. Are they the same? Not even close.” —Peter Attia
Replacing sugar with allulose
Allulose is on the top of my sweetener preference list for both objective and subjective reasons.
#87 – Rick Johnson, M.D.: Metabolic Effects of Fructose
“Fructose turns out to be used by animals as a mechanism to store fat.” — Rick Johnson
