Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners.
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But are they really? Some of the most popular products on the market today are:
These are used in abundance in almost every "diet" drink, "lite" yogurts, puddings, and ice creams, most "low-carb" products, and almost all "reduced-sugar" products. Amazingly, even most protein powders are loaded with them (just look on the ingredients and you'll usually see one or more of them). Splenda is probably one of the worst offenders of claiming to be "healthy" as they say that it's made from real sugar. Don't be fooled! It's still an artificial substance. What they don't tell you is that Splenda is actually a chemically modified substance where chlorine is added to the chemical structure, making it more similar to a chlorinated pesticide than something we should be eating or drinking.Find it fast with our site search.  Custom Search The truth is that artificial sweeteners are not even close to being healthy, and as you'll soon realize, can easily be just as bad for you, if not worse than sugar or corn syrup. Most people think that they are doing something good for themselves by choosing the "diet" drinks or "lite" yogurts compared to the sugar-laden versions, but the problem is that you're exposing yourself to a whole new set of problems with the artificially sweetened drinks and foods. I know you're probably frustrated like me by all of the contradicting messages you hear each day, about which foods are good for you and which are bad. I'm sure just today you probably saw some clever ad or commercial somewhere screaming health benefits for a food product, that is loaded with artificial sweeteners.
I'm sure you already know the problems with sugar or high fructose corn syrup sweetened products. The excess empty calories, blood sugar spike, and resulting insulin surge this creates in your body not only promotes fat gain, but also stimulates your appetite further, making things even worse. On the other hand, artificial sweeteners save you calories, but there's growing evidence that they can increase your appetite for sweets and other carbohydrates causing you to eat more later in the day anyway. Therefore, you don't really save any calories at all.Also, studies have shown that these sweeteners can stimulate high insulin levels in your body, which again can promote fat storage as well as other problems.Try here for more information on Diet soda.All of the 4 artificial sweeteners listed above are nasty chemicals that the human body is simply not meant to ingest. However, most of us are ingesting a whole lot of these chemicals on a daily basis. Aside from the problems I touched on so far, other health issues that have been related to artificial sweeteners in scientific studies as well as observations are:
The bottom line is that the body was not designed to deal with foreign substances like these. So what are your options for alternatives? Well, your best alternatives for sugar or corn syrup are either raw honey, organic maple syrup, or even a little-known high antioxidant syrup called sorghum syrup (common in the southern US). Even though these alternatives still have the same amount of calories as sugar or corn syrup... honey, organic maple syrup, and sorghum syrup actually provide some nutrients and antioxidants, so it's not just empty calories. Empty calories stimulate your appetite more because your body is lacking nutrients. Now you're probably thinking that you'd like to still save on calories but avoid the nasty artificial sweeteners. Good news... You can! There is a natural sweetener called Stevia. You can use it as an alternative sweetener when you still want to save a little on calories and sugar.Stevia is not artificial like the other chemical sweeteners I mentioned above. Stevia is a natural non-caloric herb. It is a South American herb and when dried into a powder, has sweetness about 200-300 times stronger than sugar.One problem I've noticed with using Stevia is that the pure powder is a very powerful sweetener, so you can easily use too much. However, some good Stevia products use a bulking agent added, so that you can measure out the stevia powder in direct comparison to measuring sugar.I've yet to see any negative reports or health concerns regarding stevia and only positive potential health benefits. Do yourself a favor (and your family), and if you are currently an artificial sweetener junkie, please consider stevia. Gel Supplements
Artificial sweeteners have been found to be one of the most toxic substances we can put inside our bodies. Besides the fact that it causes brain and metabolism dysfunction, they clog up your liver to a point where it cannot fully function! Weight Loss Tips on "Krill Oil & Foods Not To Eat" "Tips For Losing Abdominal Fat" Return to Weight Loss tips from "Artificial sweeteners" Return to Home Page
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