correlational
Analysis v1
Strong Support
When male mice of a common lab breed ate food with artificial sweeteners instead of plain water for a long time, they didn’t gain more or less weight, fat, or muscle, and they ate about the same amount of food as mice that only drank water.
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Long-term metabolic effects of non-nutritive sweeteners
Cohort Study
Animal
2024 OctThe study gave mice the same artificial sweeteners as mentioned in the claim and found they didn’t gain more weight, fat, or eat more than mice drinking plain water — so the claim is correct.
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