The TRUTH about Artificial Sweetener in drinks like COKE ZERO...

Hello!! There's been a lot of news lately on artificial sweeteners. So what exactly are these non-nutritive sweeteners?! Are they good for you? Are they truly zero (0) calories? Cancer causing? Are they even good for your health??? Do watch on to find out more!! DISCLAIMER: The info provided in the video are summarized and simplified to reach a bigger audience. I encourage everyone to read up more on the references below and find out more information. References: Dhingra R, Sullivan L, Jacques PF, Wang TJ, Fox CS, Meigs JB, et al. Soft drink consumption and risk of developing cardiometabolic risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged adults in the community. Circulation. 2007;116(5):480–8. Malik V, Hu F. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Cardiometabolic Health: An Update of the Evidence. Nutrients. 2019;11(8):1840. Duffey KJ, Steffen LM, Van Horn L, Jacobs DR, Popkin BM. Dietary patterns matter: Diet Beverages and cardiometabolic risks in the longitudinal coronary artery risk development in young adults (Cardia) study. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2012;95(4):909–15. Bernstein A, de Koning L, Flint A, Rexrode K, Willett W. Soda consumption and the risk of stroke in men and women. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2012;95(5):1190-1199. Fung TT, Malik V, Rexrode KM, Manson JAE, Willett WC, Hu FB. Sweetened beverage consumption and risk of coronary heart disease in women. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2009;89(4):1037–42. Nettleton JA, Lutsey PL, Wang Y, Lima JA, Michos ED, Jacobs DR. Diet soda intake and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Care. 2009;32(4):688–94. Subscribe if you haven't! Video Co-produced and Edited by: Xinthia Chua Li Xinn Follow me around town @LeonardYTVern