OH REALLY? –
Aug. 3, 2026 – For decades, artificial sweeteners were marketed as the guilt-free alternative to natural sugar. However, they may carry a real cost for your long-term brain health. Those who consumed the highest amounts of low- and no-calorie sweeteners experienced faster declines in memory… and thinking than those who consumed the least. That gap was equivalent to about 1.6 years of brain aging. The impact was more pronounced in people under 60 and those with diabetes. The study followed 12,772 adults across Brazil, with an average age of 52, for about eight years, making it the largest and longest study of its kind to date.
