On the other hand, some research has found no convincing links between artificial 
sweeteners and poor mental health outcomes. In their analysis of data from the standpoint of 
community health equity, Miller and Branscum (2023) could not find any conclusive evidence 
that AS intake was associated with increased levels of stress or anxiety. The study’s conclusions 
might have been impacted by its dependence on self-reported food habits and mental health 
metrics. EEG and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements were used by Kim et al. (2017) to 
investigate eating patterns and food additive use in Korean children and adolescents. Artificial 
sweeteners did not significantly contribute to changes in mood or stress markers, according to 
their findings; however, some food additives did affect emotional states. Because objective 
physiological measures were used in this investigation, the dependability was increased. In their 
2019 study, Kumar and Chali examined how sucrose and saccharin affected the depressive and 
anxiety-like behaviors of diabetic mice. Although they noticed mood swings when they stopped 
sucrose, saccharin had no consistent impact on behavioral outcomes. These results imply that the 
neurophysiological effects of natural sugars may be more pronounced than those of some 
artificial sweeteners within animal models.