Assessing the Health Impact of Artificial Sweeteners

The World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and several other organizations recommend limiting intake of added sugars to less than 10% of our total daily calories (WHO 2015, CDC 2024). Artificial sweeteners have thus emerged as a promising alternative to sugar in both manufactured and homemade foods and beverages. Yet, claims that artificial sweeteners are linked to weight gain, adverse cardiometabolic outcomes, and cancer have gained widespread attention in th…