Mothers-to-be who consume artificial sweeteners may be more likely to have fat children, study warns

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Mothers-to-be who consume lots of artificial sweeteners may be more likely to have children who end up obese, a study suggests.

Canadian researchers found pregnant rats fed stevia or aspartame – two of the most common sweeteners – had pups that were fatter.

But experts believe the findings may also apply to expectant mothers, given an array of other studies have found similar in humans.

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