
The episode explores the implications of diet soda and artificial sweeteners through personal anecdotes and critical questions about health tradeoffs.
Episode Summary: In this episode, I look at diet soda, artificial sweeteners, and the real-world question that matters most: compared with what, at what dose, for whom, and at what tradeoff? Diet Coke, Twinkies, and the Questions That Matter I start with a memory from medical training: a cardiology professor walking around with a Diet Coke in one hand and a Twinkie in his pocket. Was he making a smart tradeoff, or fooling himself? That image captures the artificial sweetener debate well. A di...
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