Most people like sweet foods and sugar in their tea or coffee.
However, many turn to artificial sweeteners as a substitute for sugar, believing they are a healthier way to still enjoy the foods and drinks they like.
Artificial sweeteners are hard to digest and many believe over-use can lead to Type 2 diabetes.
Studies show if you mix diet sodas with alcohol, you can become even more intoxicated.
One study claims the use of diet soda can damage your teeth as much as if you used crack or meth.
Drop a coin into a can of coke and watch how the coin gleams! Artificial sweeteners don't satisfy your natural sweet tooth because they stimulate different parts of your brain's pleasure centers.
People tend to gain more weight if consuming non-natural sweetened products because it confuses the way their body regulates calories based on that particular sweet taste.
There's a lot of conflicting opinions and research covering artificial sweeteners.
Different organizations have vested interests in the results of these studies so some results may even be biased.
Splenda, an artificial sweetener, alters the body's management of sugar and causes an increase in the production of insulin by 20%.
Sucralose affects blood sugar levels.
This raises the question...
can these products cause Type 2 diabetes? Scientists can't confirm or deny this possibility as there are too many unknown factors to consider.
If you drink tea or coffee with a sweetener of any kind, try adjusting your palate to not using any type of sweetener.
The same applies to certain foods...
or find natural ways to flavor your desserts instead of loads of fake, harmful sweetening agents.
Some people don't know what an artificial sweetener is because it has so many names.
The words "low-calorie," reduced calorie" and "diet" are just a few.
Natural sweeteners include: honey, cane sugar, molasses, confectioner's sugar, fructose and brown sugar.
Sweeteners with reduced calories are known as sugar alcohols and have half the amount of calories as the first group.
Examples include xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, isomalt and sorbitol.
Gum and candy often contain these ingredients.
Here are definitions important for you to understand:
Take responsibility and make sensible decisions if you want to stay healthy.
Talk to your dietitian or doctor if you have any doubts or do your own research on Google, using reputable sources.
However, many turn to artificial sweeteners as a substitute for sugar, believing they are a healthier way to still enjoy the foods and drinks they like.
Artificial sweeteners are hard to digest and many believe over-use can lead to Type 2 diabetes.
Studies show if you mix diet sodas with alcohol, you can become even more intoxicated.
One study claims the use of diet soda can damage your teeth as much as if you used crack or meth.
Drop a coin into a can of coke and watch how the coin gleams! Artificial sweeteners don't satisfy your natural sweet tooth because they stimulate different parts of your brain's pleasure centers.
People tend to gain more weight if consuming non-natural sweetened products because it confuses the way their body regulates calories based on that particular sweet taste.
There's a lot of conflicting opinions and research covering artificial sweeteners.
Different organizations have vested interests in the results of these studies so some results may even be biased.
Splenda, an artificial sweetener, alters the body's management of sugar and causes an increase in the production of insulin by 20%.
Sucralose affects blood sugar levels.
This raises the question...
can these products cause Type 2 diabetes? Scientists can't confirm or deny this possibility as there are too many unknown factors to consider.
If you drink tea or coffee with a sweetener of any kind, try adjusting your palate to not using any type of sweetener.
The same applies to certain foods...
or find natural ways to flavor your desserts instead of loads of fake, harmful sweetening agents.
Some people don't know what an artificial sweetener is because it has so many names.
The words "low-calorie," reduced calorie" and "diet" are just a few.
Natural sweeteners include: honey, cane sugar, molasses, confectioner's sugar, fructose and brown sugar.
Sweeteners with reduced calories are known as sugar alcohols and have half the amount of calories as the first group.
Examples include xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, isomalt and sorbitol.
Gum and candy often contain these ingredients.
Here are definitions important for you to understand:
- "no sugar" or "sugar free" tells you the product has no sugar BUT may contain artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols.
- "no added sugar" indicates nothing was added, but the original product may have had sugar...
e.
g.
fructose in various fruit juices. - "dietetic" usually means it has fewer calories.
- "all natural" means no artificial ingredients but it could have a natural sweetener such as sugar alcohol or sugar.
Take responsibility and make sensible decisions if you want to stay healthy.
Talk to your dietitian or doctor if you have any doubts or do your own research on Google, using reputable sources.