Artificial sweeteners can damage brain

Sugar substitutes may fuel dementia

If you are younger than 60, you probably aren’t thinking much about the risk of developing cognition problems or dementia (although I think you should). But every time you sip flavored water, soda, energy drinks, or eat yogurt or a lowcalorie dessert sweetened with aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-k, erythritol, sorbitol or xylitol, you may be contributing to a d…