I believe the point is the effects are seen, despite the underlying chemical makeup of the sweeteners. So that’s the point

The "Well Informed" column is a weekly series of very short articles (half a page, or even just a column) on health issues. You can hardly expect a very deep dive.

> Nope. There's barely even an article there, and it just makes a giant sweeping generalization

The article mentions both RCTs that show the benefit, as well as long-term observational studies that show the disadvantages of sugar substitutes, and furthermore clarifies that "proving causality through such observational studies is difficult". That strikes me as fairly nuanced.