A newly published study led by Dr. Kathleen Page, Director of the Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute (DORI), has received widespread media coverage in over 300 outlets worldwide. The study investigates the effects of sucralose—a commonly used non-nutritive sweetener—on brain regions associated with appetite and hunger regulation.

Findings indicate that sucralose consumption activates neural pathways in the hypothalamus that regulate hunger, particularly among individuals with obesity. These results suggest that, contrary to common assumptions, artificial sweeteners may not effectively support weight loss or appetite control, and could instead exacerbate food-seeking behavior.

This work has been featured by prominent media outlets including:

• • CNN, which was picked up by Yahoo News, Yahoo Life, Aol,  and more than 50 local media outlets across the country including WDSU TV (New Orleans), WBAL TV (Baltimore), WCVB-TV (Boston), KCRA TV (Sacramento), KEYT TV (Santa Barbara), Cincinnati), WESH TV (Orlando), KCCI TV (Des Moines) and KVIA TV (El Paso)
  • Newsweek which was picked up by 24 local media outlets across the country, including The Kansas City Star,  Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, The Fresno Bee,  The Modesto Bee, The Charlotte Observer, (NC) and the Fort Worth Star
  • HealthDay which was picked up by US News & World Report, Drugs.com, MedicineNet and more than 100 local media outlets across the country, including Northeast Mississippi Journal, The Selma Sun (Alabama), Citizen Tribune (Tennessee) and the Voice of Alexandria (Virginia)
  • HealthDay TV
  • New York Post which was picked up by Yahoo Life
  • Fox News
  • Fortune which was picked up by Yahoo Life, Yahoo Life UK, Aol and Inkl (Australia)
  • Scripps News which was picked up by Aol
  • Aol
  • Parade Magazine which was picked up by Yahoo Life
  • KABC-TV which was picked up by the US Times Mirror
  • KNX Radio
  • Science Alert which was picked up by Yahoo News
  • Medical News Today
  • Verywell Health
  • Medscape
  • Everyday Health
  • New Scientist
  • LabRoots
  • Bioengineering
  • Vice
  • Daily Mail (UK)
  • The Independent (UK) which was picked up by Yahoo News UK, Yahoo News Canada, Aol, Aol UK and Inkl (Australia)
  • Daily Express (UK)
  • GB News (UK)
  • Technology Networks (UK)
  • Bariatric News (UK)
  • Confectionary News (France)
  • The Times of India
  • Geo News (Pakistan)
  • Radio Zet (Poland)

   

• And the following outlets ran our press release:

  • SciTechDaily
  • News Medical (UK)
  • Medical Xpress (UK)
  • Knowridge Science Report (Australia)

   

• We are proud to see DORI research receiving global recognition and informing public conversations about nutrition, brain health, and obesity prevention.