• iopq@lemmy.world
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    This research is an observational study, which can only show a statistical association, not a direct cause-and-effect relationship

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      People who eat and drink the most artificial sweeteners are often in some other groups also correlated to faster mental aging

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    I can’t speak to this research’s validity, but a fair few sweeteners absolutely ruin my digestive system, I’ve had to become pretty adept at spotting products with them in

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      I tolerate them in my digestive tract; but I avoid them. They do no good. I think it is better to have some sugar, rather than to consume the fake stuff