Artificial sweeteners
Subject in Nutrition
Artificial sweeteners has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Huberman Lab. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Scott KanoskiProfessor of human and evolutionary biology and neurobiology at the University of Southern California who studies hunger, memory and diet
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
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
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab · 1 episode
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.