Sugar Substitutes | Foodfacts.com

Step into any restaurant or deli and you will be surprised to see the amazing and growing array of diet drinks in the cold drink refrigerator cases. Apparently, the sugar substitute craze is alive and well.

180 million Americans are consuming artificial sweeteners in an attempt to cut back on calories, lose weight and live and eat right. Just take a look at the supermarket aisle that has artificial sweeteners and sugar
substitutes - Splenda, Aspartame, Equal, Saccharin, Truvia, Sweet ‘n Low - the shelves seems to grow daily. The consumer is confused. How does one know what is safe, and what is not?

As Americans continue to seek healthy options and alternatives to white sugar, many are taking a second look at artificial sweeteners. Why does significant weight loss seems to elude some people? Take 2 pounds off and the scale goes up three. What’s going on here?

Artifical sweeteners. Are they really helping you to lose weight?

Xylitol, mannitol, splenda - all are artificial sweeteners designed to cut the calories found in white sugar. But are we winning the battle of the bulge despite all these low calorie sweeteners and sugar substitutes? Have you ever wondered what these things are doing to our bodies?

According to an article, “Are artificial sweeteners sabotaging your diet” on ultrawellness.com, a study found in the “Journal of Behavioral Neuroscience” has shown conclusively that artificial sweeteners do not prevent weight gain, but rather induces a cascade of physiological and hormonal response that make you gain weight.

Foodfacts.com would like to hear from you out your experiences with artificial sweeteners. Have you replaced artificial sweeteners usage with moderate consumption of plain sugar? Have you noticed any weight difference during times when you have used or not used artificial sweeteners? Let us know.

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