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Scientists Link Popular Sugar Substitute to Liver Disease (scitechdaily.com)

submitted 4 days ago by cyrano@piefed.social to c/science@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39956162

What I don't get is why it took them decades to figure this out. Why have they been giving us sugar substitutes without understanding what they have been doing to us? Why were these approved for use in the first place?

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[–] IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is the correct comment. People are very quick to demonize food and food manufacturers, and I'm not saying they aren't making money on stuff that could be bad for us, but my understanding is that a lot of food additives that people worry about have been proven safe at reasonable consumption levels.

We are not zebrafish! Usually, anyway. And no dose info? Suspect.

Water will kill you if you drink too much of it. Everything in moderation!

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Ah, yes! Food!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkphooryVyQ

It's a hard watch so click at your own peril.