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When Sweet Turns Sour: The Risks of Artificial Sugars - Frankly Speaking Ep 457
Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
10 minutes
2 weeks ago
When Sweet Turns Sour: The Risks of Artificial Sugars - Frankly Speaking Ep 457
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-457
Overview: Many patients turn to low- and no-calorie sweeteners to help with weight loss and lower diabetes risk, but do these alternatives actually deliver? In this episode, we review common artificial sweeteners and explore evidence on hunger, cardiovascular, diabetes, and dementia risks to understand how sugar substitutes can impact long-term health outcomes in your patients.
Episode resource links:
fMRI Data: Nat Metab 7, 574–585 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01227-8
Adverse effects: Adv Nutr. 2023 Jul;14(4):710-717. doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.05.010
Dementia Data: Neurology® 2025;105:e214023. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214023
Stevia: Obes Rev. 2025 Jun;26(6):e13902. doi: 10.1111/obr.13902
High Fructose Corn Syrup: Nutrition Reviews. 2021;79(2):209-226. doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuaa077
Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Matthew Bugos
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Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
A weekly Podcast series covering newsworthy topics in primary care medicine. Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at
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