What's your opinion on artificial sweeteners?

Question

Do you use them? 

Why, and why not?

Kiwedin · Accepted Answer

I'm very science based when it comes to my diet, so when researching this, I found that there's just not enough science done on artificial sweeteners to say 100% if they are unhealthy for human consumption. However, they are linked to many ailments varying from migraines to cancer and I know that sucralose itself is harmful to your gut microbiome, so I avoid them. I'd rather be safe than sorry.

chintita · Accepted Answer

it's like skim milk, it's not really milk. artificial sweeteners aren't really sugar, splenda can go to hell.

TadCurious · Accepted Answer

No, I don't knowingly use them. I'd rather consume things that are sweet containing sugars that are found in nature. I'm concerned that some of these artificial sweeteners aren't really good for you. (Not that eating a lot of natural sugar is either, but at least it's a molecule found in nature.)

ksoma · Accepted Answer

I think they don't taste good, and i wonder how good they are for you.
some are known to be amazingly unhealthy.

I would rather a sweet thing, like a beverage, just used LESS sugar, and was maybe less sweet because of it, than replace it all with fake sugar.

Prof_Don · Answer

I used to, but then I would get killer migraines and my body wouldn't feel very good, and through deductive reasoning I found out ALL sugar substitutes were the cause.

Outside of the occasional energy drink or energy shot, I don't take in ANY artificial sweeteners at all.

So in short, artificial sweeteners don't like me, so I don't like them either. :-P

93stepsawayfromhome · Answer

Why does everything need to be so sweet? I don't get it. I can't think of the last time I've actually added sugar or any other sweetener to anything.

I'm all for stevia, though. I barely taste a difference. I'd be fine with it if everything I eat was sweetened with stevia instead.

HandsomeRaj · Answer

1. Difference between kissing a girl with and without lipstick :D  2. If I want to kiss I'd do w/o the lipstick aka artificial sweetener - nothing like the original direct taste

OrangeBoy · Answer

Well, people (specialists) say they are bad for our health... so i just go with less processed ones, still i don't use them a lot.

1smooth28 · Answer

I tried sweeteners in my coffee once and I didn't like them

Anonymous · Answer

I wouldn't never eat anything discovered by a chemist who was stupid enough to eat without washing his hands after being in a chemical lab

abc3643 · Answer

I won't use aspartame-based ones.

rescuemyheart · Answer

I don't wanna get ricin in my stevia

Mesonfielde · Answer

I avoid them whenever possible.

serious · Answer

No, I don't use them.

BertMacklinFBI · Answer

hell no.

meatballs21 · Answer

I am using them less and less.

tricia103 · Answer

They're very bad for you

apple24 · Answer

Meh its like whatever!

Kylesar · Answer

Hell no That stuff is disgusting

cafeSOL · Answer

sickly... should be banned.

Iron_Man · Answer

I dont use them

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Is there ANY artificially sweetened drink that tastes as good as the original?

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Is there ANY artificially sweetened drink that tastes as good as the original?

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