If You Think Artificial Sweeteners Are Healthy, This Study Reveals The Alarming Truth

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Perhaps the biggest issue, then, is with “added sugars” – ones that have been added to processed food to boost their flavor. And you may be shocked at how prevalent such sweetened goods are in your grocery cart. A 2015 study by researchers Barry M. Popkin and Corinna Hawkes found that added sugars were present in an incredible 68 percent of the packaged food and drink that had been purchased by the U.S. households they surveyed.

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