Heart Association 'Slightly' Endorses Artificial Sweeteners
July 10/Arlington, Va./Circulation -- The American Heart Association has given a slight endorsement of a class of sugar substitutes known as non-nutritive sweeteners, saying that use of them may lower sugar intake, and possibly help people lose weight.
The six sweeteners studied were acesulfame (Sweet One), aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet), neotame (Neotame), saccharin (Sweet ‘N Low), sucralose (Splenda), and plant-based sweeteners like stevia (Truvia, PureVia, and Sweet Leaf). Such sweeteners do not add any calories, just sweetness.