Could the sweetened drinks we're consuming be making us feel a little more anxious? A 2022 study looking at the effects of the artificial sweetener aspartame on mice suggests that it's a possibility that's worth investigating further.
  • Kethal@lemmy.world
    253·
    10 months ago

    The control was plain water. That seems like the sort of methodological flaw that would preclude a study from publication in a journal like PNAS.

    • Silverseren@kbin.social
      211·
      10 months ago

      It’s so bizarre that you wouldn’t have other sweeteners in other experimental groups and, especially, an experimental group that was actual sugar.