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Study Links Artificial Sweeteners to Accelerated Brain Aging

10/20/2025

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A study in Neurology links artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and erythritol to declines in thinking skills equivalent to 1.6 years of brain aging.
Even with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of several artificial sweeteners as safe, research debates their long-term effects.
Claudia Suemoto, a physician and researcher, discusses these findings in a Medical News Today podcast.
The discussion highlights the need for further investigation into sugar substitutes.

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A study in Neurology links artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and erythritol to declines in thinking skills equivalent to 1.6 years of brain aging.
Even with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of several artificial sweeteners as safe, research debates their long-term effects.
Claudia Suemoto, a physician and researcher, discusses these findings in a Medical News Today podcast.
The discussion highlights the need for further investigation into sugar substitutes.