Tuesday, September 29, 2009

When is a sweetener artificial?



The small, sweet protein




No cancer risk found



What does it all mean?




Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2006; 15: 1654-1659


Jenny said...

Hi Glenn
Interesting article, thank you.
I have heard quite a bit of discussion recently relating to artificial sweeteners causing an increase in weight gain. Not to say that the product with the artificial sweetener has many calories as that is not the case but something related to the body not recognizing artificially sweet from naturally sweet. HELP? You may have already discussed this and I will go and check the archives.

PS I am looking forward to next post as I am menopausal and I can't take HRT. I don't like that word 'menopausal'... makes me feel ancient, like I should trot out the cardigans and sensible shoes.

Gritsy said...

You may want to look at stevia, a natural sweetener. Stevia is used to sweeten Zevia natural diet soda. Zevia soda has 0 calories and nothing artificial.

PS If any bloggers would like to review Zevia, please email me at margaret at zevia dot com for samples.

yodasmith said...

There are actually 3 toxic components aspartame. It is 40% aspartic acid, 50% phenylalanine, and 10% mthyl alcohol, which was conventiently left out of the article. Methyl alcohol, or methanol is a nervous system toxin. Yes, it is true that these elements do exist naturally in our foods, but not in combination. This is a combo that is toxic and the body simply is not equipped to handle it. Originally, it was used as a drug for peptic ulcers until a manufacturer discovered it had a sweet taste, and lobbying began to get it approved as a sweetener. At first it was held off the market because it carries many heavy metals into the body, including arsenic, which kills the metabolism, making it so you cannot lose weight. It can also increase the desire or fatty foods and sweets. The truth is the dangers and symptoms of "aspartame disease" are well-documented, and many doctors agree.

I agree that stevia is great alternative. I haven't tried the Zevia, I'm not a big soda drinker anyway. My brand of choice is SweetLeaf. It is the only truly 100% natural stevia brand because it is the only one wherein only pure water touches the leaves during extraction, while other brands use chemicals during the process, which can result in that funky aftertaste. Some brands are now trying to mask that taste by puting other things in it, but SweetLeaf doesn't need to! Sweetleaf is also the only stevia brand or sweetener with 0 calories, 0 carbs, and a 0 glycemic index! Stevia reduces the desire for sweets, and has great health benefits! Seriously, whatever brand you decide, if you want to lose weight, you should consider stevia! I use Sweetleaf Stevia Plus (with added fiber)in my fruit smoothies, and it is sooo good! You can check them out at sweetleaf.com.

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