Artificial sweeteners trigger obesity and insomnia
As objects of experiment, Australian scientists chose fruit flies and mice.
In the use of sweeteners in the nervous system of experimental arose due responsible for the perception of insufficient caloric natural sugar. Therefore, the animals created the false impression that they are malnourished, they tried to fix it.
And flies, and mice during the experiment showed a significant increase in calorie intake. Moreover, substitutes were called in animals sleep problems and hyperactivity.
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Scientists believe that a similar effect artificial sweeteners can have on the human body.