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A study published in Nature this week provides evidence of a link between artificial sweeteners and diabetes, and the media is all over it. “Artificial sweeteners may disrupt body’s blood sugar controls,” wrote the New York Times; “Diet soda may alter our gut microbes and raise the risk of diabetes,” reported NPR.