A major concern regarding sugar-free drinks is that they often contain artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners are sugar substitutes that are produced synthetically, which taste like sugar but without the calories. Artificial sweeteners don't cause sharp spikes in blood-sugar levels like regular sugar, and because they're more potent than regular sugar, you only need to use small amounts.
You will commonly find artificial sweeteners in sugar-free beverages like soft drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks, sweetened iced teas, flavoured mineral waters, flavoured milk drinks and malted powder drinks, protein shakes and flavoured latte powders and diet cordials.
Not all sugar-free drinks contain artificial sweeteners, so you need to read labels carefully for artificial sweeteners like sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame-potassium or acesulfame K, cyclamate and saccharin.
Health effects of artificial sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners are not a healthy alternative to sugar in foods and drinks, and
