Artificial sweeteners – are they safe?

If you are a type 2 diabetic, cutting down on the sugar you ingest is vital for controlling your blood glucose successfully. Over the last fifty years artificial sweeteners, used to flavour food, drinks, dietary supplements and medicines so that they taste sweet, have been introduced. But are they safe? I don’t have the definitive answer but here are some thoughts. Continue reading “Artificial sweeteners – are they safe?”