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In Sweet Surrender, Nina Ayoub discusses artificial sweeteners. She says that they are in fact safe in small doses and have even improved the lives of diabetics. However, because they have zero calories people are consuming way to much, which is where the health dangers come in.

Ayoub, Nina C. "Sweet Surrender." Chronicle of Higher Education 57.3 (2010): B13.
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In “Arfitifial Sweeteners: S Systematic review of metabolic effects in youth, Rebecca Brown argues that there is a correlation between artificial sweeteners and weight gain. Although there haven’t been much evidence to prove this, recent animal studies have shown a relationship. They have conducted 18 studies in which she claims shows that artificial sweeteners can possibly cause weight gain.

Brown, Rebecca J. "Artificial Sweeteners: A Systematic Review of Metabolic Effects
in Youth." International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 5.4 (2010): 305-12. Print.

Artificial Sweetener as a historical window to culturally situated health looks at how women in the 20th century view health and the role artificial sweetener plays in that. Carolyn de la Pena looks at two case studies and discusses them both. The studies suggest that gender, class, and geographic location are main factors in the differing views of artificial sweetener and health.

Del La Pena, Carolyn. "Artificial Sweeteners as a Historical Window to Culturally
Situated Health." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1190.1 (2010):
159-65. Print.

In the article “The PURSUIT of Sweet,” Jesse Hicks gives a detailed look at the history of saccharin. He says it was discovers by chemist Ira Remsen in 1878. He argues it is a great invention for diabetics as well as those searching to loose a few pounds.

Hicks, Jesse. "The PURSUIT of Sweet." Chemical Heritage 28.1 (2010): 26-31. Print.