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Artificial Sweeteners. http://drinkxo.com/category/news/. By; Megan & Whitney. http://www.diet.com/g/artificial-sweeteners. What are they?. Substances used to replace sugar in foods & beverages, less calories than sugar. http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/reviews-sweeteners.html.
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Artificial Sweeteners http://drinkxo.com/category/news/ By; Megan & Whitney
http://www.diet.com/g/artificial-sweeteners What are they? Substances used to replace sugar in foods & beverages, less calories than sugar http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/reviews-sweeteners.html http://www.bizadvisors.net/Projects.html
How are Artificial sweeteners made? • Made from Sucralose (made from sucrose) • “Splenda” • From sugar, but when finished 600 times sweeter • The process makes it indigestible, body doesn’t recognize it as a carbohydrate, so the body cant use it for energy, which means NO CALORIES! http://nutrition.about.com/od/calories/p/splenda.htm http://gzhanglian.en.alibaba.com/product/51138795-50197700/Emulsifier_Glycerol_Monostearate_Distilled_Monoglycerides_Stearic_Acid.html
Pros • Weight loss (little amounts) • Helps control diabetes • Avoiding processed food • Costs • 350 times sweeter • No effect on blood-sugar levels http://www.richardschiropractic.com/blog1/2008_03_01_archive.html http://highdiet.weightlossmegapack.com/thirteen-pros-and-cons-of-artificial-sweeteners http://www.truthaboutabs.ws/blogger/thedietsolutionprogram/
Cons • Body weight gain (too much) • Bitter aftertaste • Dental cavities (too much) • Diabetes (too much) • Unlisted calories • Possible bodily harm to children • Links to cancer http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2009/01/fat-2-fit-show-53-the-skinny-on-artificial-sweeteners/ http://hubpages.com/hub/Artificial-Sweetener-Are-Bad http://www.steadyhealth.com/Artificial_Sweeteners_Guilty_For_Child_Diabetes__a1149.html
Statistics http://neo-paleolithic-diet.com/
Artificial Sweetener use has raised over double from 1970 – 2000! Statistics http://osolomama.wordpress.com/2009/01/