What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners? – podcast | Science

We all know that eating too much sugar is bad for our health, but would we be better off replacing it with an artificial sweetener? It’s a question that Science Weekly listener Marion asked recently and, as Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample, the answer is complicated. She explains what the science says about sugar and sweeteners with help from Professor Havovi Chichger, of Anglia Ruskin University, and Professor Jim Krieger, of the University of Washington School of Public Health.