Artificial sweeteners may not be so good for you afterall, but now there’s evidence to suggest that sugar substitutes could be deadlier than we thought, at least for bugs. A study from researchers at Drexel University published in the Journal of Applied Entomology has found that Truvia is actually an effective pesticide. In the experiment, fly larvae were almost entirely killed off after being fed the substance-- and adult flies produced eggs at a drastically reduced rate. Their product used to be advertised as a “natural sweetener,” but the suit argued that the sweetener is primarily produced by artificial chemical means. If you’re concerned about the potentially hazardous effects of artificial sweeteners, try one of these nine ways to sweeten your coffee instead.

Source: Fox News June 12, 2017 10:06 UTC