This Is Your Brain on Diet Soda: How Fake Sugar Makes You Overeat
Research suggests artificial sweeteners like saccharin and aspartame trick our brains into being unable to control our energy intake. More »
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Brian Fung is the technology writer at National Journal. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and has written for Foreign Policy and The Washington Post.
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