Healthy Living

Artificial Sweeteners May Heighten the Risk for Strokes and Dementia

They can even dull down taste

In addition, artificial sweeteners slow the body’s metabolism and dull taste buds to the types of sweet foods we naturally eat, such as fruit.

Though long paraded as a hero for diabetic patients and weight-loss participants, in the long run, artificial sweeteners seem to have scarier results than plain old sugar.