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Artificial sweeteners
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Three additive types tracked about 45% more depression; five others tracked nothing
Ultra-processed food is usually condemned or defended as one block. Following 171,818 UK adults for a decade, only three of ten additive categories tracked depression, and they did so in proportion to how much was eaten.
Sep 2, 2026
The sweetener in your sugar-free label is also made by your body, and its level tracks insulin resistance
Erythritol is sold as a sweetener and quietly produced inside us from glucose. In 802 adults on a weight-loss trial, the people whose blood erythritol fell furthest were the ones whose insulin resistance improved most, two years on.
Aug 31, 2026
Four ultra-processed ingredients tracked high blood pressure
A European Heart Journal study followed 101,560 UK Biobank participants for a decade, sorting their food by what their ingredient lists held. Colorings, sweeteners, flavorings and sugars tracked new high blood pressure. Five did not.
Aug 8, 2026
Sugary drinks tied to liver cancer; diet versions were not
A pooled analysis of 11 cohorts and 1.5 million adults in JAMA Network Open linked each daily sugary drink to higher liver cancer risk, while artificially sweetened drinks showed no association.
Jul 26, 2026