The Claim

In the Moli-sani cohort, saccharine is the most prevalent artificial sweetener detected in urine among middle-aged women, representing 71% of total artificial sweetener exposure, with steviol glycosides accounting for 11%, as measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Source: Urinary artificial sweeteners and breast cancer risk in women from the Moli-sani Study

What the research says

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In plain English

Among middle-aged women in a big health study, the artificial sweetener saccharine shows up the most in their urine — making up over two-thirds of all sweetener exposure — followed by a natural sweetener from stevia.

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Saccharine is the most prevalent artificial sweetener detected in urine among middle-aged women in the Moli-sani cohort, accounting for 71% of total artificial sweetener exposure, followed by steviol glycosides at 11%, based on objective biomarker measurements using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Urinary artificial sweeteners and breast cancer risk in women from the Moli-sani Study

    The study found that most of the artificial sweetener in women's urine was saccharine, followed by steviol glycosides, which matches exactly what the claim says.

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