www.mgb.fm Call Dr. Rutledge 702-714-0011 or Email: DrR@clos.net Diet Drinks, Artificial Sweeteners & Obesity. Diet Sweeteners Can Make You Sick and Fat. Today 59 percent of Americans consume diet soft drinks. Artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose may actually promote obesity and weight gain, says research. research published in the International Journal of Obesity reveals that artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose — precisely the kinds of chemical sweeteners found in diet soft drinks or many low-carb food products — may actually promote obesity by tricking the body into thinking that sweet-tasting foods and drinks don’t contain as many calories as they really do. In the experiments, rats who were fed artificially-sweetened foods tended to overeat foods containing real sweeteners, causing them to gain weight. In humans, it’s the same result: drink diet soft drinks and consume enough foods made with artificial sweeteners, and you’ll very likely overeat the sweets when the real thing comes along: apple pie, cookies, cake, ice cream, and so on. www.mgb.fm Call Dr. Rutledge 702-714-0011 or Email: DrR@clos.net