Drinking or eating a lot of stuff with the sweetener acesulfame potassium might be linked to a higher chance of heart disease — about 40% more — based on a big study of French adults.

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Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases in the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort

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2022 Sep 7

The study looked at people who ate more acesulfame potassium and found they had a 40% higher chance of heart disease, with numbers matching the claim exactly.

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Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases in the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071204

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People who consume more of the artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium seem to have a higher chance of developing heart disease and blocked neck arteries, and their blood tends to show higher levels of this sweetener if they already have serious artery problems.

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When rats and mice are given a lot of acesulfame potassium (an artificial sweetener), their guts and livers show more signs of inflammation, but if they get only a little or are in a different setup, no inflammation shows up—suggesting there’s a limit to when it causes problems.

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If pregnant women eat or drink more of the artificial sweetener Acesulfame Potassium, they might be more likely to have their baby too early.

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