Don't Use Artificial Sweeteners If You Are On a Low-Carb Diet

Using artificial sweeteners when you are on a low-carb diet may not do any good. You can rather just avoid the sugar, instead. A new study published in Cell Metabolism has found that artificial sweeteners combined with a low carbohydrate diet significantly increases the quantity of calories consumed. The study, led by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre and School of Life and Environmental Sciences, offered fruit flies diets with varying amounts of carbohydrate and sweeteners, and tracked resulting food intake....