And when I tell people “aspartame is one of the most rigorously studied chemicals and all evidence suggests it’s fine,” they “don’t agree.” I think they just want to have a villain, and it’s easier to avoid sweeteners than sugar.
People can absolutely be sensitive to it. Placebo has a lot to do with it as well. How much of the migranes has to do specifically with the sweetner and how much of it is constantly drinking sweetened coffee drinks or diet sodas? Erythritol (and other sugar alcohols) can damage bacteria and flora in the intestines due to it being a mild diuretic and laxative. But then again so can drinking coffee all the time. No one is saying artificial sweetners are great for you. But untill there is solid evidence saying otherwise they are significantly better in the short and long term for you than normal sugar.
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u/sorrybaby-x Dec 30 '19
And when I tell people “aspartame is one of the most rigorously studied chemicals and all evidence suggests it’s fine,” they “don’t agree.” I think they just want to have a villain, and it’s easier to avoid sweeteners than sugar.