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Category: Artificial Sweeteners

Sugar kills… no matter how it’s being disguised

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dr. Fred

“Diet” soda may be marketed as a healthier alternative to its sugar-sweetened counterpart. But it’s way past time we started to think of so-called “diet” drinks the same way we think of [...]

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These drinks are deadly—drink water instead

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Dr. Fred

As you might imagine, I don’t have too many patients who drink soda. In fact, most of them drink nothing but water—sometimes coffee and tea, too. So I feel certain that my message has been [...]

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Put down that diet soda—or anything sweetened with THIS newly banned substance

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Dr. Fred

The word is slowly but surely getting out that sugar kills. So it’s no secret that artificial sweeteners have now become the next bane of my existence… Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a total killjoy [...]

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This is your gut on Splenda…

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Dr. Fred

By now, you know how I feel about animal studies. Are they useful? As a springboard for future research, certainly. But at the end of the day, their conclusions have limited value to actual human [...]

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The deadly irony of artificial sweeteners

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Dr. Fred

On Tuesday, I shared new research showing that sugary beverages double the risk of heart disease death. I also warned that switching to diet soda wasn’t the solution — in fact, it’s a big part of [...]

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Fake sugar poses a very real danger

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Dr. Fred

Back when I was an overweight teen trying to shed pounds, I lived on TaB. (And yes, I date myself with that reference — but it really was the trendiest diet soda around…) Needless to say, I’ve [...]

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The bitter truth about artificial sweeteners

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Dr. Fred

I’ve written a lot about artificial sweeteners — specifically, about how they aren’t good for you or your weight loss goals. But as usual, it’s hard to say how many people have actually gotten [...]

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