Experts say that sugar substitutes like those in diet sodas are safe for everyone — even kids and pregnant women — as long as you don’t eat way more than normal amounts.

The artificial sweeteners you find in diet sodas and sugar-free snacks, like aspartame or stevia, are considered safe by health agencies when you eat them in normal amounts — and there’s no solid proof they cause cancer, make you gain weight, or hurt your pregnancy.

Several official health groups have looked at lots of science studies over and over, and they all agree that artificial sweeteners won’t hurt you if you eat or drink them in normal amounts.

The artificial sweeteners you find in diet sodas and sugar-free snacks, if approved by health agencies, are considered safe when you eat them in normal amounts — and there’s no solid proof they cause cancer, make you gain weight, or hurt your gut bacteria.

Using sugar substitutes like stevia or aspartame doesn’t make you more likely to have bad health effects than eating sugar, drinking water, or taking a fake pill—so they’re probably safe if you’re trying to lose weight.

When people eat or drink things with low-calorie sweeteners like they normally do, studies show it doesn’t hurt their health.