they have absolutely no idea they are consuming this toxic substance. In fact, this very same substance is claimed to actually being healthy for you. It is hidden inside a small yellow packet, with a large label “Splenda”, the best selling artificial sweetener in America. This substance has been proven to have an extensive amount of dangerous side-effects. Not only
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Med, RD, LD, FAND explains in her article “Sweeteners Facts and Fallacies” that the craving for sweets is actually a part of our biology. “Sweetness is one of the five basic tastes and is often studied in breast-fed infants, who have clearly shown a biological response to the sweetness of breast milk with a broad smile” (Diekman, 2012). The article explains the types of sweeteners we’ve come to love, hate and overlook. Nutritive sweeteners consist of two groups. Natural sugars which
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While it is true that anything done in excess can certainly be unhealthy for you, the same can be said about diet soda or any diet soft drink that uses artificial sweeteners. Diet soda is very popular amongst dieters everywhere who watch their calorie intake. Although diet soda is free of calories, it is certainly not free of health side effects. The three major side effects of drinking two or more diet sodas per-day, include Kidney damage, weight gain, and enamel tooth damage. According to Earth
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cyclamate is especially harmful to the male reproductive system causing infertility and diminished testicles. Cyclamate is a carcinogen, which when combined with other harmful substances, can increase the onset of cancer. Look for this harmful sweetener in products when traveling overseas, especially in Latin America. Cyclamate is in Sugar
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Carbohydrates Doina Golub DeVry University Stevia Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the plant species Stevia Rebaudiana. Stevia was discovered about 1500 years ago by the people of Paraguay, South America, when they used to crush a few of the sweet leaves for their hot mate tea. In 1887, Dr. Moises Santiago Bertoni started studying the “very strange plant” as described by the locals. Dr. Bertoni named the plant Stevia Rebaudiana in honor of a chemist Rebaudi
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The Role of Polysaccharides and Monosaccharides in Metabolism and Their Rate of Carbon Dioxide Produced During Fermentation Abstract Fermentation is the metabolization of sugars with carbon dioxide being produced as a result. Using yeast to ferment different types of sugars, we tested the rate of carbon dioxide production. Our findings of sucralose producing a slower rate of carbon dioxide than glucose during fermentation, are supported by the fact that polysaccharides are harder to break down than
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Coca-Cola when she can have a can of Diet Coke and get almost the same taste for no calories? Diet sodas attempt to cut the calories that are in regular soda by developing sweeteners that don’t contain the calories of corn syrup, which is used in regular soda. Even though they do not contain calories, though, these sweeteners still do pose some potentially serious health concerns. There are many reasons people prefer soft drinks to juice or plain water. Most sodas have a taste that water can’t
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Pan-Europa Foods Case Analysis Executive Summary Pan Europa foods is a European producer of yogurt, ice cream, bottled water, and fruit juice. With stagnant gross sales and decreasing stock value, the company needs to increase its net income and increase confidence in its shareholders to avoid a takeover. With this in mind, the company decides to allocate $80 million Euros out of its $656 million asset base to capital spending in investment projects. There are currently 11 proposals on the
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Strategically, what must Pan-Europa do to keep from becoming the victim of a hostile takeover? What rows/categories in Exhibit 2 will become critically important in 1993? What should Pan-Europa do now that they have won the price war? Who should lead the way for Pan-Europa? Pan-Europa’s ball and chain is its debt. With a debt-to-equity ratio of 125%, the company is leveraged more than its competitors. Pan-Europa’s bankers have become unwilling to provide additional credit, which is unfavorable if
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1. Stevia. 2. The artificial sweetener Stevia comes from a plant called Stevia rebaudiana that is naturally grown in Paraguay and Brazil. It’s been around since ancient times being called the sweet herb. It was originally used by the natives to aid in digestion, balance blood sugar, heal blemishes, sores, and wounds, soften skin, and nourish the pancreas. Although it may come off as a healthy alternative to regular sugar, it has had its ups and down with the FDA and it is much sweeter than regular
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