Artificial sweetness affects the memory and the ability to think and understand: study

New -Delhi, September 13 (IANS) A study claims that prosthetic sweetness or prolonged use of low -calorie use -sweet use, mainly used by diabetics, can cause cognitive decline. Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, analyzed 12,000 patients who use general artificial sweeteners such as Aspartem, Saikreen, Zelitol, Erythritol, Sorbitol, Tagatos and Essalphame. The results published in the Journal of Neurology found that people who consumed a large amount of sugar fell their thinking and memory by about 62 percent, while those who consumed in small quantities were not seen. Dr Manari Tripathi, head of the Department of Neurology at Aiims, told Ians: “We know that the options of sugar and sugar increase the risk of diabetes and deadly diseases. It also relates to the dysfunction of the vascular cells of the brain.” He advised to limit its use. The study showed that people who consumed normal amount of artificial sweetness, their memory and thinking fell by 35 percent, and the oral flow fell by 110 percent. In the groups that consume more, memory and thinking fell by 62 percent, and oral flow fell by 173 percent. Dr. Anshu Rohatgi, vice president of the neurology division of a city hospital, said most of the most seen in diabetics. Rohatgi said the brain can become more sensitive by the regular exposure to these options. Rohatgi told Ians: “These artificial sweeteners can cause nervous inflammatory, and it can be a cause of cognitive decline. The second reason may be that it changes the microbiom of the intestines.” A study conducted in 2024 by the Chennai-based Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) showed that the use of a small amount of natural and artificial non-nutrients sweetener (NRF) instead of table sugar (sucrose) in daily drinks such as coffee and tea. The study published in the Diabetes Therapy magazine showed that people who used sucralose as grains (cakes), fluid or powder, their body weight (BW), waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) also improved slightly. In 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed its concern about the use of NNs among the stakeholders of healthcare and the general public. -Ians kr/