Sugar itself is getting a bad press, but the artificial alternatives are no answer. If you are trying to lose weight they can actually make things worse.
It may seem as if going for ‘no-sugar’ options would help you lose weight, but actually the opposite is true as Dr Andrew Weill comments on new research.
The debate about artificial sweeteners has been going on for years and despite what you think, it won’t help you lose weight – in fact the reverse.