Then we have those artificial sweeteners which are just very toxic to your liver,you see studies have found that artificial sweeteners which were thought to be safe are at a higher risk of glucose intolerance which is a precursor to prediabetes and diabetes,and they will also change your gut bacteria which will end up to increase fat, but the worst of them all is Aspartame which has caused cancer in studies also plus all these substitutes just makes you crave more sweet and sugary foods the best thing is to read the labels or just drink plain old water.