Artificial Sweeteners Article Review
In the article “Artificial Sweeteners: Outwitting the Wisdom of the Body?,” Linda Bartoshuk (2009) explains the controversy behind artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners have been recommended to dieters under the notion that artificial sweeteners substitute sugar effectively while reducing calorie intake. However, Bartoshuk (2009) raises the question if they promote weight gain or weight loss because several researches indicate that the paradigm about weight loss properties of artificial sweeteners could prove false. Research on artificial sweeteners will inevitably produce positive outcomes for individuals and their well-being, but if artificial sweeteners support weight gain, further research could cause paradigm shifts in ...
