Artificial Sweeteners Are Turning Sour

Aspartame is much in the news these days.  Anything artificial needs to be considered with caution:

Artificial Sweeteners Are Turning Sour

• Aspartame intake is associated with greater glucose intolerance in people with obesity
• Drinking aspartame-sweetened diet soda daily increased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 67 percent and the risk of metabolic syndrome 36 percent
• Aspartame may become more toxic when exposed to heat, such as may occur when diet beverages are stored at high temperatures