Summary: Artificial sweeteners, sugar substitutes, low calorie sweeteners – are they a god sent for people with a sweet tooth or are they, as the alarmists claim, toxic agents of mass destruction? The stories of these little devils take us on a roller coaster ride through Ancient Rome where the first sugar substitutes were invented and hurl us into the modern-day laboratories when all our favourite artificial sweeteners were “discovered”. Listen to fascinating stories of scientists in lab coats and how they fought the system so that they could market their inventions as every dieter’s dream come true: a sin-free way to indulge themselves! Join host Jitendra Chouksey aka JC as he demystifies and debunks the fake news and tall claims about these innocuous-looking food additives.
