High consumers experienced a 62 percent faster decline in memory and thinking, equivalent to 1.6 years of extra brain aging.
The strongest effects were seen in adults under 60 and people with diabetes.
The problematic sweeteners include aspartame, acesulfame-K, erythritol, saccharin, sorbitol, and xylitol.
Researchers caution the study does not prove causation but raises serious questions about artificial sweetener safety.
A sweeping Brazilian study that tracked nearly 13,000 adults for eight years has landed like a bombshell on the health food industry, revealing that six common artificial sweeteners are linked to faster cognitive decline and memory loss. Published in the journal Neurology, the research followed 12,772 participants with an average age of 52 and measured their thinking skills over time. The findings should alarm anyone who believes swapping sugar for chemical substitutes is a harmless health hack.
Participants in the study who consumed the highest amounts of artificial sweeteners averaged 191 milligrams per day, compared to just 20 milligrams for those in the lowest intake group. The difference in cognitive decline between these two groups was dramatic. People in the high-consumption category experienced a 62 percent faster decline in overall thinking and memory abilities. Researchers calculated this drop in brain function was roughly equal to an extra 1.6 years of brain aging.....<<<Read More>>>...
