“A diet soda, please.”
It feels like the obvious healthier choice—to skip the sugar, but keep the treat. However, it’s not that straightforward. Researchers are starting to wonder whether we traded one problem for another—this time, for the brain.
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Zena le Roux
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Zena le Roux is a health journalist with a master’s in investigative health journalism and a certified health and wellness coach specializing in functional nutrition. She is trained in sports nutrition, mindful eating, internal family systems, and applied polyvagal theory. She works in private practice and serves as a nutrition educator for a UK-based health school.
