It’s common knowledge that obesity is one of the major issues facing the western world today. There are all kinds of ways in which being obese damages your body but the two which stand out are diabetes and heart disease, both of which are already causing severe concern amongst health authorities and medical professionals.

An estimated 300 theories of aging have been proposed in the scientific literature and the question of why and how we age continues to be explored and debated with hundreds of new studies each year. What we do know with some confidence is that sweetener consumption makes you age faster and more visibly, and it can shorten your lifespan.