This thread will be used to discuss the effects artificial sweeteners have on health.
Sugar and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Risks of Incident Stroke and Dementia http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2017/04/20/STROKEAHA.116.016027
"After adjustments for age, sex, education (for analysis of dementia), caloric intake, diet quality, physical activity, and smoking, higher recent and higher cumulative intake of artificially sweetened soft drinks were associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke, all-cause dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease dementia."
Sugar and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Risks of Incident Stroke and Dementia http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2017/04/20/STROKEAHA.116.016027
"After adjustments for age, sex, education (for analysis of dementia), caloric intake, diet quality, physical activity, and smoking, higher recent and higher cumulative intake of artificially sweetened soft drinks were associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke, all-cause dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease dementia."