Autism-like behaviours and memory deficits result from a western diet in mice

Aspartame, the primary sweetener in diet sodas (DS), has been linked by some users to neurological issues. Prospective studies showed that children of moms who regularly drank diet sodas or beverages (DSB) when pregnant had more health issues as adults. In this study by Fowler et al. (2023), the authors postulated that exposure to aspartame […]

It is not well known whether children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) consume abnormal amounts of milk and sugar-sweetened drinks (SSBs), and whether such anomalies would have an impact on the children’s emotions and behavior, as children with ASD are known to suffer from emotional and behavioral issues. In this study by Tan et al. […]