In this episode, Medical News Today editors Yasemin Nicola Sakay and Maria Cohut join brain health researcher Claudia Suemoto, MD, PhD, to discuss how artificial sweeteners such as sucralose, aspartame, and erythritol affect the body — and in particular, the brain. The discussion centers on a recent Brazilian study on sugar substitutes and accelerated brain aging, aiming to answer the question: Can artificial sweeteners affect memory? They also share tips on how to reduce the intake of sugar substitutes.

The research mentioned in this podcast and previous episodes can be found in the following link: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/in-conversation-podcast

In Conversation is a Healthline Media original podcast. This episode was produced by Flamingo Media for Medical News Today.