This festive season, what you should know about artificial sweeteners and your health
As the festive season begins, many Indians are replacing refined sugar with jaggery and artificial sweeteners like stevia and monk fruit. However, experts caution that not all sugar alternatives are nutritionally equivalent, and jaggery is still a concentrated sugar source. The World Health Organization recommends limiting free sugars to less than 10% of daily energy intake, emphasizing the importance of overall sugar consumption.