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Are non-sugar sweeteners helpful of harmful? Valisa E. Hedrick, Associate Professor at Virginia Tech. talks about how the guidelines for artificial sweeteners are inadequate. They don't answer the question she often hears of which artificial sweetener is the best. Hedrick points out that diet soda is the most frequently consumed source of non-sugar sweeteners, but the highest contributor to artificial sweeteners in milligrams are packets or tablets, followed by diet tea and then diet soda. Watch the video to learn about the multiple factors that lead to these inconclusive guidelines and what kind of research is needed to get better guidance.

Hedrick's current research primarily focuses on the development and translation of dietary assessment methodology for the prevention and treatment of obesity and related comorbidities. Specific research areas are focused on the quantification and dietary analysis of sugar-sweetened beverage intake, as well as the effects of sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened or non-nutritive sweetener beverages on cardiovascular-related outcomes using subjective and objective dietary assessment methods within clinical-community based settings.

This talk was presented at the recent "Food for Thought 2023: Rising to the challenge of obesity and diabetes" conference held by Swiss Re Institute and @TheBMJ . Learn more: https://www.swissre.com/institute/con...