...According to a new study published on September 17 in Nature, found that artificial sweeteners have a side effect. Sweeteners change the bacterial composition of the gut in mice and humans. The new bacteria causes higher blood glucose levels putting humans and mice in danger for diabetes. Many people question whether this study is real or not but scientists have been studying artificial sweeteners potential threat for a long time. Many new studies are being planned for the future that will determine the amount and need for artificial sweeteners in the future. The government has funded many studies; a lot of them were epidemiological studies. They collected observations of a portion of a population and studied their metabolic health of people...
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..."Artificial Sweeteners." School of Public Health. 2015. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/artificial-sweeteners/. This citation describes the health benefits and concerns surrounding artificial sweeteners. It was written by Harvard University's School of Public Health which is renowned for their research. The article looks at a wide variety of studies surrounding the health benefits and concerns about artificial sweeteners. All of these studies were conducted within the past decade and include the most up-to-date information. The author covers both viewpoints with the cited studies and avoids including their own opinions. They conclude that the health effects of sweeteners are inconclusive as research has produced...
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...3 Reasons to NOT Use Artificial Sweeteners There are 3 BIG reasons to NOT use artificial sweeteners. I hope that you will read this information carefully and make the choice to stop putting these dangerous products into your body. Marketing campaigns around these products are powerful and enticing. The manufacturers want you to believe that they are useful in controlling your weight. The part of the story that they conveniently omit are the dangers connected to these products. Because the sweeteners have either zero or few calories, it seems reasonable that they are good for weight loss programs. Unfortunately, the benefits end there. The risks to your health far out-weight any perceived benefits. Hopefully you are aware of the dangers of sugar to your body; sorry to say that artificial sweeteners are potentially even worse (frying...
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...the ingredient before they buy products and they usually choose artificial sweeteners over natural sugar. They think artificial sweeteners will not add extra calories to the body and help them to control their weight. However, many health experts doubt the safety of artificial sweeteners after doing research about it. They have discovered several dangerous elements in artificial sweeteners. This paper reports the types of common artificial sweeteners, the reason why they are harmful, their bad influences on the body, and why they are not helpful to control our weight. The first artificial sweetener, saccharin, was discovered in 1879 in America. In the beginning, artificial sweetener was only used by diabetics who couldn’t absorb too much natural sugar (de la Pena, 2010). Since 1980, people have started to use chemical sweeteners to control their weight and improve their health. Suddenly, artificial sweetener products became very popular in the United States (de la Pena, 2010). Millions of Americans use chemical sweeteners instead of natural sugar in order to enhance their health. However, it does not mean that chemical sweeteners are health foods. Actually, they are not. They are not like vitamins, whole grains, or proteins that can contribute to our health (de la Pena, 2010). In fact, investigators found many potential dangers of using artificial sweetener. Sucralose is one kind of chemical sweetener that is used most extensively in the marketing of products such...
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...Joseph Lurf 4/1/15 Mrs. Shields First Draft for Sugar vs Artificial Sweetener Sugar is one of the best things that has ever happened in human existence because we have what’s called a “sweet tooth,” so obviously sugar is the only thing that would cure a “sweet tooth” whether it is in the form of a pastry, cake, cookie, chocolate, and every other thing that is sweet. “1822: Americans consume 45 grams of sugar every five days, or the amount of sugar in a can of coke.” (“Why sugar”).But Artificial Sweeteners has taken a major hit in the past forty years. Many people say the artificial sweeteners are better for someone than sugar, but it is not if anything it is worse. Sugar is naturally found in any type of plant anyone could ever think...
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...Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, contends in her health.com article, “5 Steps to Quitting Artificial Sweeteners,” that artificial sweeteners actually increase cravings, and thus, addiction. In a Harvard Health Publication from Harvard Medical School entitled, “Artificial sweeteners: sugar-free, but at what cost?” former editor, Holly Strawbridge, shares several experts’ findings that “use of artificial sweeteners can make you shun healthy, filling, and highly nutritious foods while consuming more artificially flavored foods with less nutritional value. Artificial sweeteners may play another trick, too. Research suggests that they may prevent us from associating sweetness with caloric intake. As a result, we may crave more sweets, tend to choose sweet food over nutritious food, and gain weight.” These artificial sweeteners are even worse than the processed “natural” sugars. What about other highly processed foods? In a recent study published by the peer-reviewed journal, “PLOS ONE,” entitled, “Which Foods May Be Addictive? The Roles of Processing, Fat Content, and Glycemic Load,” researchers at various Universities, Erica M. Schulte, Nicole M. Avena, and Ashley N. Gearhardt found highly processed...
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...Ira Remsen discovered the artificial sweetener, saccharin. He tasted something sweet while eating rolls at dinner and realized it came from the coal tar he was working with earlier in his lab. Remsen did not get credit for discovering the artificial sweetener, Constantin Fahlberg did by patenting it. Artificial sweeteners such as, saccharin, is supposed to be a substitute for sugar. It has fewer calories than sugar. With it having fewer calories than naturally, it will help a person dieting with weight loss. Psychologists at Perdue University experimenting with rats showed the opposite effect. Artificial sweeteners may lead to weight gain instead of weight loss. Before the psychologists conducted the research, consumption data for soft drinks and data on the rise of obesity showed the consumption of artificial sweeteners and weight gain in the United States increased at the same time. Therefore, further research needed to be done to conclude which came first, artificial sweeteners or obesity. Terry Davidson and Susan Swithers conducted the animal model. One group of rats were fed yogurt sweetened with sugar and another group of rats were fed yogurt sweetened with the artificial sweetener, saccharin. Both groups of rats were also fed chocolate Ensure before each yogurt meal. The results showed the rats that ate the yogurt containing saccharin gained more weight than the other rats. One reason for this is the rats eating the yogurt containing saccharin ate more chow. The rats eating...
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...galactose. Monosaccharides are the most basic units of biologically important carbohydrates. Glucose provides energy, fructose enhances the taste, and galactose is a less sweetener form of the three. Sugarcane made its appearance in the 8th century B.C. and has been lead to believe it was derived from India. Nutritional value for granulated sugar is that it contains about 99.98g of carbohydrates per 100g, .03g of water, about .019mg of riboflavin, 1mg of calcium, .01mg of Iron, and about 2mg of Potassium. Whereas Brown sugar, which is granulated sugars coated in molasses to produce a light, dark or demerara sugar, contains 97.33g of carbohydrates, 1.77g of water, .008mg of Thiamine, .007g Riboflavin, .082mg Niacin(B3), .026mg of Vitamin B6, 85mg Calcium, 1.91mg Iron, 29mg Magnesium, 22mg Phosphorus, 346mg Potassium, 39mg Sodium, and .18mg Zinc.Wiki.com Sugar Substitute is an additive that gives the effect of real granulated sugar, usually with fewer calories and less food energy. Wiki.com There are two types of sugar substitutes, natural and synthetic. Some call the synthetic sugars Artificial Sweeteners. The majority of sugar substitutes approved for food use are artificially synthesized elements. Natural sugar substitutes like sorbitol or xylitol are found in fruits and vegetables. Other forms of artificial sweeteners are Aspartame (Equal), Cyclamate (which...
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...extract that is 300 times sweeter than cane or beet sugar with almost zero calories and has been used as a natural sweetener native to southern China and northern Thailand for thousands of years. In those regions is has been known to treat obesity, diabetes, heat stroke and throat infections. It’s also called “Buddha fruit “, “Longevity fruit” or “Luo han guo”. Monk fruit is not commonly used fresh because it doesn’t keep well and has offensive aromas and flavors; it’s generally dried which gives it another unsatisfactory taste and smell. Even though it’s natural nauseating taste and small native still sometimes eat it fresh or dried, the rind and pulp, steeped in hot water will make a soothing tea for sore throats Through modern processing techniques those unpleasant issues can now be removed Research suggests that monk fruit is high in antioxidants. It may have some positive effects on preventing cancer. It has also been shown to reduce the effects of Epstein-Barr virus. The carbohydrates from monk fruit are largely glucose and fructose. The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration has rated the monk fruit and its extracts as GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe). Marketed under the name “Nectresse” McNeil Nutritionals, which also markets "Splenda", the nation’s top selling low calorie sweetener has come out with “Nectresse”. Supposedly “Nectresse” is an all-natural sweetener,. “Nectresse” contains four different ingredients the first being erythritol, one of the sugar alcohols - erythritol...
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...elasticity as well as whether our chosen commodity is a necessity or a luxury. Supply and Demand Shift There are limited explanations of why the demand and shifts in sugar vary. One of these reasons is because of the federal tariffs that are put on sugar. A tariff or tax on the import or even export increases the price and make it less in demand. No one wants to pay more for anything that we were paying less for a week ago. Also now there are a few different substitutes of sugar then using the real things. There are brands such as Equal, Splenda, and Sweet and Low. These are known as artificial sugar substitutes. These artificial sugar substitutes are sometimes found in food that we consume daily depending on our likes. Items that are, labeled as “diet” or “sugar free” use artificial sweeteners. There is “sugar free gum” and “diet soda”. These products typically have artificial sweeteners. The demand for the sugar is how much the consumers are willing to pay at diverse price points and during a certain period of time. The higher the consumer pays the less they will consume; but when the price of sugar is low the more the consumers will use. According to the December 2012 issue of American Sugarbeet Growers Association; “U.S. sugar supply for fiscal year 2012/13 will be decreased by 266,000 short tons, raw value, from last month, due to...
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...11, 2013 The Truth about Sweeteners When you go to the store do you ever notice that all of these sweet foods and drinks are claiming to have no sugar and zero calories? And if all these foods and drinks are claiming to have no sugar in them, then why are our obesity numbers in this country continuing to rise? The American Heart Association says in their 2013 Statistical Fact Sheet that 23.9 million children ranging the ages of 2 to 19 are either overweight or obese, 154.7 million adults (ages 20+) are overweight or obese. (American Heart Association) Everybody knows that if you eat too much sugar or too many processed foods and don’t get enough exercise the result is weight gain. But in a society that is next to obsessed with weight loss and trying to find the quickest way to get rid of the weight and to keep it off without truly changing the look or taste of the food we have had to become creative with what we are now including in food. For a food to be sweet but not contain any sugar or calories, it needs to contain a type of sweetener, typically an artificial sweetener or a sugar substitute. There are many sugar substitutes on the market right now, and even though they help lower the amount of calories and eliminate the sugar, those sweeteners will actually have a negative effect on your body and your children’s body so much so that you’re better off consuming the calories and sugar by using either the real thing or a natural sweetener. Sweeteners are in almost every food...
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...cyclamate and calcium cyclamate. Unlike some other sweeteners, it doesn’t have a metallic aftertaste. Cyclamate is 30 to 50 times sweeter than table sugar, making it the lesser sweet of the synthetic sweeteners. Studies have liked it to causing cancer. This sweetener is not recommended for women who are pregnant or lactating. Studies that were conducted early on showed that cyclamate can change in the intestines, transforming into cyclohexamine, which is a known carcinogen. A study that was published in Toxicological Sciences suggested that cyclamate is linked to testicular atrophy and stopped the growth of sperm in lab monkeys fed cyclamate over a long period of time. Keep in mind that the monkeys were...
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...Source: Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics; Oct2011, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p236-243, 8p, 2 Charts Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *NONNUTRITIVE sweeteners *ASPARTAME *SUGAR substitutes *DEGENERATION (Pathology) *FOOD additives *CARCINOGENICITY RISK factors Author-Supplied Keywords: Artifi cial sweetener aspartame sugar substitute Abstract: Sugar is an inseparable part of the food we consume. But too much sugar is not ideal for our teeth and waistline. There have been some controversial suggestions that excessive sugar may play an important role in certain degenerative diseases. So artificial sweeteners or artificially sweetened products continue to attract consumers. A sugar substitute (artificial sweetener) is a food additive that duplicates the effect of sugar in taste, but usually has less food energy. Besides its benefits, animal studies have convincingly proven that artificial sweeteners cause weight gain, brain tumors, bladder cancer and many other health hazards. Some kind of health related side effects including carcinogenicity are also noted in humans. A large number of studies have been carried out on these substances with conclusions ranging from "safe under all conditions" to "unsafe at any dose". Scientists are divided in their views on the issue of artificial sweetener safety. In scientific as well as in lay publications, supporting studies are often widely referenced while the opposing results are de-emphasized or dismissed. So this...
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...The Skinny on Sweet and Low More that 20,000 years ago, dating back to cave men, there has been a desire for sweetener. Now in the 20th century there are many technologies and comforts to have that added sweetness without all the calories. Fortunately, a low calorie sweetener was developed called saccharin. Saccharin is the world’s oldest sweetener and the main ingredient in the artificial sweetener Sweet N Low. Sweet N Low has been a favorite to many and used on a daily basis for many of years. Saccharin was discovered accidently in 1879 by researchers at John Hopkins University. A chemist by the name of Constantin Fahlberg was experimenting with coal tar derivatives and discovered its sweet nature. Saccharin is made up of C7H5NO3S and is an organic compound which means that it’s molecules contain carbon. The chemical make up is the element followed by the number of atoms of each element. Saccharin was produced shortly after it was discovered but was first used mostly for diabetics because it does not cause a spike in blood sugar levels like sugar did. Saccharin grew to be popular during World War I to compensate for sugar shortages. By the 1960’s and 1970’s people dieting began to use saccharin because it was calorie free. Saccharin is used as an additive in many foods especially soda’s, medicines and different candies. It is also available in small packets, in a sugar form like you will find in Sweet N Low. It can be added to baked goods and in regular every day meal...
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...I chose to do some research on Splenda. According to splenda.com the discovery of Splenda as a sweetener was somewhat of an accident. One of the young scientist misheard the request to “test” it as a request to “taste” it. (splenda.com) Splenda comes from a compound made from sugar called sucralose. Splenda was discovered in 1976 and approved in Canada in 1991. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Splenda as a non-nutritive sweetener in 1998 and as a general-purpose sweetener in 1999. It is now approved in more than 80 countries and is used worldwide in over 4,000 commercial products such as no-sugar added fruit, diet soft drinks, and reduced-sugar juices. Splenda is a mixture made up of dextrose, malt dextrin, and sucralose. Ten grams of Splenda contains 9.00 g of carbohydrates. This consists of 8.03 g of sugars (dextrose) and 0.96 grams of starch (malt dextrin). 10 grams of Splenda has 33 Calories compared to 39 Calories for an equal amount of sugar. The calories in Splenda come from the carbohydrates in it. A study of a component in Splenda (sucralose) concluded "there is no indication that adverse effects on human health would occur from frequent or long-term exposure to sucralose at the maximum anticipated levels of intake". However, a Duke University study conducted on rats (funded by The Sugar Association) shows that at sucralose consumption throughout a 12-week administration of Splenda exerted numerous adverse effects; which are known to limit the...
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