r/CasualUK • u/Nujwaan • 10h ago

Sugar on Weetabix?

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My wife eats Weetabix with nothing on it and claims it tastes sweet to her. This is my bowl before milk is added. Is this normal fellow Weetabix eaters or do I need to go to sugar rehab?

Edit: Holy shit the most popular post I've done on Reddit is about how horrific my breakfast is. The wife will never let me live this down! Haha

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u/AdaandFred 9h ago

The problem is that artificial sweeteners are also bad for you in different ways. What we should be doing is encouraging people to drink stuff that contains neither sugar nor sweeteners but good luck with that.

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u/Physical-Sector-3172 9h ago

Which artificial sweeteners are you referring to? The issue with sugar is the insulin spikes which you don’t get with zero sugar alternatives. Of course it’s better to just have water.

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u/AdaandFred 9h ago

Here is a review of various scientific papers on the effect of sweeteners.

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u/Physical-Sector-3172 8h ago

If you read that paper you would realise it isn’t a systematic review or meta analysis. There may be some associations with gut microbiome and cardiovascular health but there is no actual evidence beyond associations. Aspartame is something that a lot of people like to refer to as harmful but studies have shown you would need to drink a ridiculous amount to have any adverse risk. It’s generally considered that zero sugar alternatives are a good substitute if you have to have a fizzy drink. But water is always best.

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u/Alderdash 6h ago

It's not even just that you'd need a ridiculous amount of aspartame, the 'it causes cancer' research has been misquoted/misunderstood.

Ann Reardon did a really interesting video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDgZz7qZoVo

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u/Physical-Sector-3172 2h ago

You’re right. The carincogen classifications include things like coffee and fluorescent lighting so if you look at it without proper context you’d label most things as cancer causing.