Due to the observational nature of the analysis, it was unable to confirm any causal relationship between artificial sweeteners and cardiovascular disease.
In previous talks with express.co.uk, Professor Mark Whitely, a leading consultant in venous surgery and founder of the Whiteley Clinic explained despite existing disparities across studies, caution should be practised when taking artificial sweeteners.
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The expert cited a 2007 publication, which found artificial sweeteners caused no obvious changes in blood constituents over and above what would be expected after a normal meal.
That same year, however, another study performed on mice given high doses of aspartame for two months, discovered that the protein that makes blood clots was found to be more complex and dense than normal.
Source: Daily Express
