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Artificial sweeteners
In the last few years, we have seen a significant increase in the attention a lot of people pay to the kinds of foods that they eat. Watching your nutrition is not only important from an aesthetic point of view but also in fighting off problems like obesity which will alternatively lead on to the development of heart diseases as well as respiratory illnesses. Moreover, the individual’s dietary intake plays a significant role in very aspect of his or her overall body health. Making sure that your body gets a good supply of minerals, vitamins and nutrients will help condition and maintain the skin, hair, internal organs as well as muscles and bones. Proper nutrition will also help boost the potency of the immune system. The rising prominence of artificial sweeteners owes a lot to a number of the health problems emerging as a result of an exaggerated intake of sugar. The fact that is a natural human tendency to be fond of sweets means that a number of us tend to inadvertently over indulge. However, this tends to lead to the development of a number of problems including dental cavities as well as many other rather serious medical complications such as hypertension and diabetes. Other major debilitating conditions such as osteoporosis and mineral as well as vitamin deficiencies are also known to be caused by a high intake of sugar and other natural sweeteners. It is important to point out, however, that the only cause of obesity is not a high intake of sugar alone, but more importantly a rather high intake of empty calories that do nothing more than pad-up the fat tissues in the body. Having said that, cutting down on your sugar intake is always going to be one of the more efficient methods of cutting down on your caloric content.
Given that artificial sweeteners are a very common additive in most foods, it helps to have some idea of the more common ones and the purposes they serve as well as the threats they pose. Aspartame is one of the most common artificial sweeteners and is regularly used in the production of duet sodas and breath mints. While being almost 200 times stronger than sugar, it has the advantage of possessing absolutely no calorie, thereby making it one of the best artificial sweeteners. The only real risks that are likely to develop as a result of consumption is if you suffer from a rather rare genetic condition in which your body is not allowed to process a chemical known as phenylalanine. Saccharin is another very commonly used artificial sweetener that is commonly used in the production of toothpastes and diet sodas as well. This sweetener is measured as being almost 400 to 500 times stronger than sugar. Back in 1977, saccharin was believed to be a cause of cancer in a number of laboratory animals, although this theory was proved to be untrue around May 2000. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that is used in a number of low carb as well as sugar free products and is primarily sugar bonded with chlorine atoms. The combination causes the substance to be a little chemical tasting and about 600 times more potent than sugar from a sweetness perspective. While a number of detractors will point to possible side effects of the use of artificial sweeteners, the fact that these side effects are still largely unproven only goes to show that they are very trusted ingredients in a number of foods. Given the fact that when you are watching your weight or diet patterns, you are going to be limiting your processed foods and sweets anyway, you really shouldn’t need to worry about ingesting small amounts of these sweeteners. You can also consider honey as a substitute as it contains several types of natural sugars that are easy to digest.
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| Submitted on September 22, 2010 |
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