{
  "id": 17069200,
  "title": "Six popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/six-popular-sugar-substitutes-linked-to-faster-brain-aging",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261028234238.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A study of nearly 13,000 adults found that people consuming the most artificial sweeteners experienced a 62% faster decline in memory and thinking skills, equivalent to approximately 1.6 additional years of brain aging. Six popular sweeteners were linked to faster cognitive decline, raising concerns about the long-term brain health effects of common sugar substitutes, although causation was not…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}