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Why it’s wrong to promote sweeteners to children Let’s start with why it became a key part of the government’s childhood obesity strategy … to promote diet drinks. 1. A rise in levels of obesity and the number of children who are overweight when they leave primary school. 2. Obesity increases the risks of developing several causes of ill health, including type II diabetes and heart disease. It is from evidence of these two points that lowering the general consumption of sugar is considered beneficial. So far, so good. Disagreement comes from the targetted approach to replace sugar with artificial sweeteners, instead of a ‘true reformulation’ of products by gradually reducing sugar – and a desire for such sweetness. The evidence for the opposition is strong. 3. Paradoxically, the use of artificial sweeteners is associated with long-term obesity. 4. Artificial sweeteners alter the human microb...
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