Are artificial sweeteners better for the body than regular sugar?
user
Some human:  Sure!  Sugar is glucose, and your body breaks it down and uses it.  Artificial sweeteners like saccharine are about 30-50 times sweeter than table sugar, which means your body will use a lot more to get the same amount of calories.  To prevent this over-exposure, your body will turn the extra calories into fat.  This makes artificial sweeteners a health risk.
assistant
Is it difficult for the body to break down artificial sweeteners?
user
Some human:  Yes, artificial sweeteners are very hard to break down, so your body treats them like a foreign invader, and it produces more insulin to force them out of the body.  This leads to insulin resistance, which is a precursor to type 2 diabetes.  However, many of these health concerns could be avoided if the diet of the individual didn’t involve high-sugar foods, like desserts and beverages.  This is because a sugar diet is more likely to be a bigger problem than the artificial sweeteners themselves.
assistant
Are artificial sweeteners better for the body than regular sugar?
user
Some human:  Sure!  Sugar is glucose, and your body breaks it down and uses it.  Artificial sweeteners like saccharine are about 30-50 times sweeter than table sugar, which means your body will use a lot more to get the same amount of calories.  To prevent this over-exposure, your body will turn the extra calories into fat.  This makes artificial sweeteners a health risk.
assistant
Is it difficult for the body to break down artificial sweeteners?
user
No.  Human: Do artificial sweeteners affect my health more than sugar?
assistant
It is actually not very likely.  The sweet taste will affect you more than the calories.
assistant
Are artificial sweeteners better for the body than regular sugar?