World Health Organization warns about artificial sweeteners

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns about artificial sweeteners. They can cause obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. 
On May 15th, WHO published new guidelines regarding non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), discouraging their use. 
The recommendation is based on a systematic review of research on NSS, which indicates that the use of sweeteners does not provide any long-term benefits in terms of reducing fat tissue in adults and children. The review's findings also suggest that the use of sweetening substances increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and premature death. 
According to Francesco Branca, WHO's Director of Nutrition and Food Safety, consumers should consider alternative ways to limit the consumption of added sugars, such as consuming foods that naturally contain sugars like fruits, instead of sweetened and unsweetened food and beverages. "People should completely limit sweetness in their diet, starting from early life, to improve their health." 
The recommendation applies to everyone except those with pre-existing diabetes and includes all synthetic and naturally occurring or modified non-nutritive sweeteners that are not classified as sugars, such as acesulfame K, aspartame, advantame, cyclamates, neotame (Newtame), saccharin, sucralose, stevia, and stevia derivatives. 
WHO emphasizes that the recommendation is conditional and requires further research. However, such a recommendation is already a revolution in the principles of nutrition and dietetics, where artificial sweeteners have been promoted for years as a better, low-calorie alternative to sugar. 
This relatively underreported information is of fundamental importance in the face of the obesity epidemic and other diet-related diseases. It significantly affects the well-being and health of society, as well as the functioning of public services. More obesity and heart diseases impose additional burdens on healthcare services, social insurance systems, and result in tangible losses for the economy due to absenteeism and reduced productivity caused by illnesses.

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