If You Swap Sugar For Artificial Sweeteners, Will You Eat More?

Many people worry that consuming artificial sweeteners will lead to increased overall eating consequent to either the induction of hunger, or by way of simple "energy compensation". A recent sugar industry funded study set out to explore that possibility. The REFORM study looked at the impact of an 8 week crossover swap of ultra-processed sugary foods with ultra-processed artificially sweetened foods on 16 active young men and 34 active young women whose average BMI was 23.5 and whose average daily step count was 9,064. For 8 weeks they'd consume either sugary stuff or artificially... more »