Even after numerous products made with artificial sweeteners became available, sugar consumption per capita continued to rise.

即使在众多用人工甜味剂制成的产品上市后，人均糖消费量依然在增加。

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As with sugar and artificial sweeteners the damage is cumulative: the longer you consume these fats, the greater the damage.

跟糖和人工甜味剂一样，它对人体的损害是累积的：你越长期吃这些脂肪，它对你的损害越大。

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Some researchers even think artificial sweeteners are helping fuel a widespread addiction to sugar.

一些学者甚至认为人造甜味剂在加速糖瘾的大范围传播。

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They are generally less sweet than sucrose (table sugar), so they are often mixed with very sweet artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose and acesulfame potassium, to form a palatable substitute in low sugar, low carbohydrate, and diabetic or "diet" products.

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Finally, there is some evidence suggesting artificial sweeteners, which are often used in conjunction with sugar alcohols, may actually contribute to obesity by promoting energy intake.

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The average American eats four times as much artificial sweeteners as he did 20 years ago -- and 15% more real sugar, too.

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