Is replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners really a healthy choice?

Dietician and Nutritionist Nisha Thacker explains how sugar and artificial sweeteners affect our bodies.

Dietician and Nutritionist Nisha Thacker explains how sugar and artificial sweeteners affect our bodies. Source: Supplied by Danyal Syed

About one in six Australians drink at least 5.2 kilograms of sugar annually from sugary drinks alone. So we tend to replace sugar with artificial sweeteners in food and drinks. But does that really solve the problem? Dietician and Nutritionist Nisha Thacker explains how sugar and artificial sweeteners affect our bodies.



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