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        Artificial sweeteners act as sugar substitutes, are much sweeter than the real thing, and come without the guilty calories. Besides being in beverages, these chemicals can be found in many other food products, many of (11) are labeled as sugar free and marketed to (12) who wants to lose weight or suffers from diabetes. Millions of people choose to eat and drink things with sweeteners in an effort to be more health conscious, but a recent study revealed a disturbing discovery. Scientists found that unlike sugar, which is (13) in the stomach, artificial sweeteners are processed in the intestines. This causes changes in intestinal bacteria, which may lead to diabetes and obesity, two diseases that sweeteners are supposed to fight. However, the Food and Drug Administration still (14) artificial sweeteners for human consumption. Like everything else, it’s important to use them in (15) .