What Scott Kanoski has said about Artificial sweeteners
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 12, 2026
Scott Kanoski, Professor of human and evolutionary biology and neurobiology at the University of Southern California who studies hunger, memory and diet, has been quoted on Artificial sweeteners 2 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on October 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kanoski says the evidence on artificial sweeteners is too inconsistent for recommendations, though he personally drinks Coke Zero.
“Yeah, I don't think we have the evidence for recommendations at this point. The literature is all over the place”
Huberman Lab: How Food Choices Shape Memory, Cognition & Cravings | Dr. Scott Kanoski (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 25:14
Kanoski reports his lab found adolescent rodent exposure to sweeteners within FDA limits caused adult memory impairments and glucose regulation changes.
“we found that the animals had some memory impairments, which was an unexpected finding. We don't really know the mechanism for that”
Huberman Lab: How Food Choices Shape Memory, Cognition & Cravings | Dr. Scott Kanoski (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 22:59
Episodes
How Food Choices Shape Memory, Cognition & Cravings | Dr. Scott KanoskiHuberman Lab · Oct 12, 2026 · 2 h 2 min
Andrew Huberman and neuroscientist Scott Kanoski discuss GLP-1 drugs, artificial sweeteners, diet's effects on hippocampal memory, the vagus nerve, the gut microbiome and food reward.
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