• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
        3·
        1 year ago

        There are also artificial sweeteners that are toxic to dogs even in small quantities, but humans can eat them all day with no ill effects. And it’s not about body mass either, because humans might be say 2x the body mass of a dog, but we can eat 10 times the quantity and be fine.

        Saying that a particular compound has an effect in laboratory test animals isn’t really anywhere close to saying that it might be the same in humans, there is plenty of precedents to be said that it probably won’t work like that.

      • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I figure they’re probably safe and certainly not more harmful than sugar.

        They just taste wank.

        • Piemanding@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          1 year ago

          Heard from sci show that they make you crave sugar more since they are stronger than real sugar. Also, they make your intestines absorb more sugar since the sugar receptors get clogged trying to absorb the artificial stuff and they pull more. That second one probably doesn’t affect you very much though.

          • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
            8·
            1 year ago

            they are stronger than real sugar

            This is only true on a per-weight basis - which is why they use a lot less of it to obtain the same degree of sweetness.

            they make your intestines absorb more sugar since the sugar receptors get clogged trying to absorb the artificial stuff

            This is an amazing chunk of nonsense you should actually be congratulated for.

            That second one probably doesn’t affect you very much though

            Because it’s nonsense.