artificial sweetener

The first poem she shared on social media was called Aspartame – named after the artificial sweetener.

This follows a 2023 study which also linked the artificial sweetener to "stroke, heart attack and death," wrote Miller.

According to Korin Miller with Food & Wine, the study "analyzed data from two small groups of people — 10 who had a beverage with 30 grams of the artificial sweetener erythritol and 10 who had a drink with 30 grams of sugar after fasting overnight."

But a recent study from researchers at the University of Florida shows a commonly used artificial sweetener, sucralose, may have negative effects on our freshwater ecosystems.

The study, which is the first of its kind, looked at the effects of consuming biscuits containing either sugar or two types of food sweetener: natural sugar substitute Stevia, or artificial sweetener Neotame on 53 adult men and women with overweight or obesity.