>The global health body said a systematic review of the available evidence had suggested that use of non-sugar sweeteners, or NSS, “does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
As someone who used artificial sugars exclusively as part of a low carb diet to lose 40 pounds, this just seems like an insane statement to make no?
Unless the WHO no longer believes calories consumed matters at all, replacing sugar with a 0 calorie substitute literally leads to less calories. Obviously if someone just eats more to compensate there's no net gain, but that's pretty much the same as someone who eats 20 apples a day just because they heard they're healthy. That obviously wouldn't mean apples are bad for you.
As someone who used artificial sugars exclusively as part of a low carb diet to lose 40 pounds, this just seems like an insane statement to make no?
Unless the WHO no longer believes calories consumed matters at all, replacing sugar with a 0 calorie substitute literally leads to less calories. Obviously if someone just eats more to compensate there's no net gain, but that's pretty much the same as someone who eats 20 apples a day just because they heard they're healthy. That obviously wouldn't mean apples are bad for you.