Feinsinger column: Artificial sweeteners

Feinsinger column: Artificial sweeteners

Last week’s column was about adverse health effects of added sugar, particularly sugar-sweetened beverages. What about artificial sweeteners? Big Food has Americans hooked on salt, sugar and added oil, and the healthiest approach is to get over these addictions and avoid these things. Artificial sweeteners aren’t the solution because they cause people to eat more of whatever they’re in. As Dr. Joel Fuhrman puts it in his book “Eat to Live” when …