You're listening to Bold Proof Radio with Dave Asprey.

Today's cool fact of the day is that the debate on artificial sweeteners has been going

on for 50 years and it still isn't over.

How far back the FDA in the US said there was no evidence of health hazards from cyclamates,

one type of artificial sweetener, but they took it off the market anyway.

Since then, a bunch of different sweeteners have become ubiquitous in sodas, locale or

yogurts and more.

And the 2014 study in mice said that saccharin alters the gut microbiome.

And another study says artificial sweeteners in diet sodas might encourage overeating by

interfering with how the brain keeps tabs on calories.

Here's what I'm talking about this.

When I weighed 300 pounds, I drank five diet sodas a day and a chewed gum that had new

to sweeten it.

And since then, data has come out that shows Aspartame actually makes you fat.

So think of how evil that business model is.

Hey, everyone, you're fat.

You need to eat this artificial sweetener that makes you fat.

If there ever was a Darth Vader somewhere laughing about a business model, this is that

business model.

So our family today uses sugar alcohols like xylitol and arithritol, xylitol from Harwood

trees, or things like stevia or monk fruit.

And we don't like things that are that sweet because our pals have been adjusted.

...