How Can Artificial Sweeteners Prevent Me From Losing Weight? (0:34)
Artificial sweeteners have actually been linked to weight gain, not weight loss, which is a cause for concern. Watch as functional medicine expert Elizabeth Boham, MD, explains why artificial sweeteners may be doing the opposite of what we think.
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Interestingly, artificial sweeteners have been related to weight gain instead of weight loss. It may be because we get used to that sweet taste so we're always looking for something sweet. It may change us also on a cellular level and cause some hormones in our body to not work as well, so then we don't feel as full after we eat.
There's many reasons why we think artificial sweeteners may be causing this, but it's something for us to be concerned about because there is this relationship with artificial sweeteners and weight gain not weight loss.
Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine with Dr. Mark Hyman at the UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Dr. Boham is also on the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine.
