No !

Many people try to have a healthy diet without compromising taste.

Hence lot of low calorie foods have artificial sweeteners.

But artificial sweeteners are not a risk free option.

A French study looked at safety of various artificial sweeteners as (aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose) in a variety of foods and drinks (beverages, table top sweeteners, dairy products, etc).

They found that artificial sweeteners increased the risk of heart problems and risk of strokes.

References

Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort
BMJ 2022; 378 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-071204 (Published 07 September 2022)
Cite this as: BMJ 2022;378:e071204

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