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Whereas some evidence suggests that substituting sugar-sweetened beverages with low-calorie sweeteners can aid in weight loss (https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/100/3/765/4576435), other studies suggest that low-calorie sweeteners may contribute to weight gain and diabetes risk, especially in men.

“Sugar is ubiquitous in the Western diet and is especially abundant in sugar-sweetened beverages. Learn about the health effects of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages in our overview article. Link to full publication.”

“At each visit, the researchers gave participants a beverage containing 50 grams of fructose (the amount in about 16 ounces of sugar-sweetened soda) with escalating doses of allulose (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, or 10 grams).”

“They found that processed meat consumption was associated with higher risks of type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer, even at relatively low levels. Sugar-sweetened beverages were linked to an 8% increased risk of type 2 diabetes and a 2% higher risk of ischemic heart disease.”

“Researchers asked 75 young adults—some with a healthy weight and some with overweight or obesity—to drink a beverage sweetened with either sucralose (often marketed as Splenda), sucrose (table sugar), or plain water on three separate occasions.”

“This study shows a clear cause and effect in animals; however, the association between aggressive behavior and sugar consumption in humans remains controversial. Studies have found associations between refined sugar intake and aggression/hyperactivity while others have not.”

“A recent study found people who drank 24 ounces of a sugary beverage daily (but not sugary foods) were 2x as likely to die from heart disease than people that consumed less than one ounce. Interestingly, consumption of sugar-sweetened foods such as desserts and breakfast cereal was not linked to increased death from heart disease over a 6-year period.”

“That being said, this is not the first study to find this association and other randomized controlled trials have found that drinking 20 fluid ounces of sugar-sweetened beverages for 3 weeks can increase biomarkers of inflammation up to 100%.”

“People that drank two or more sugary beverages of any kind per day were more likely to have poorer memory, smaller overall brain volume, and a significantly smaller hippocampus. Researchers also found that higher intake of diet soda, at least one per day, was associated with smaller brain volume.”