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DR WENDY CHRISTIEN - Sweetners and the Brain Part 1

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There is such a lot of talk around avoiding sugar, but is replacing sugar with a
sweetener a better idea? The statistics surrounding obesity and chronic
disease have got even worse since the introduction of sweeteners, which are
often used as substitutes for sugar to reduce calorie intake, so this talk will
look at why sweeteners are not necessarily better than sugar.
7 Nov English South Africa Health & Fitness · Christianity

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