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What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners? - Science Weekly

What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners? - Science Weekly

Update: 2025-12-16
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We all know eating too much sugar is bad for our health – but would we be better off replacing it with artificial sweetener? It’s a question Science Weekly listener Marion posed recently and, as Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample, the answer is complicated. She explains what the science says about sugar v sweeteners with the help of Prof Havovi Chichger, from Anglia Ruskin University, and Prof Jim Krieger, from the University of Washington’s school of public health. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners? - Science Weekly

What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners? - Science Weekly