Home: > Diets > Low Carb > Here Artificial Sweeteners Pose Health Risks By Susan M. Callahan, Associate Editor and Featured Columnist Related Links: Ideal Breakfast for Diabetics Directory of Sugar Content of Over 2000 Foods Sugar Content of Common Foods Glycemic Index Diabetes My Heart Attack-A Personal Story How to Curb Your Taste for Sweets How Much Is Too Much Salt Salt Content of Common Foods Ideal Dinner for Diabetics Fatty Diet Linked to Prostate Cancer Good Night's Sleep Helps You Lose Weight Artificial sweeteners have become a staple of the American diet over the past 40 years. We no longer even think of them, really. Need a coffee? Sure, add a pink packet. Want a lemonade? Throw in a yellow packet. Pink packets, blue packets and now yellow packets are members of the family, a familiar and even comforting part of every meal at every restaurant, at every dinner table, every day. Bit if they have become family members of the American diet, our relationship with them is uneasy. Just as we have come t rely on their presence, we do so with a suppressed nervousness about what they are doing to us. In the uniquely American ambivalence about dieting and weight control, we often follow up a belch-inducing meat fest and starch fest with a dainty wink at weight control--- I'll have that after dinner coffee with a coffee and Sweet'n' Low, thank you. My thinking on all this has changed over the years. First artificial sweeteners are not all created equal (no pun intended). Some have been linked to increased risk if cancer (pink packs) or headaches (blue packs). Nowadays, I stick to none at all or Splenda. Some people have reported side effects from Splenda but so far I have had none. Many of my friends use stevia. Stevia is native to Paraguay in South America and has been used throughout South America as a sweetener for over 100 years. But stevia is just not a satisfactory alternative sweetener for me because it has a bitter aftertaste. Here, then, is my run down on existing artificial sweeteners and their pros and cons: Register --its free, fast and easy. All you need is an e-mail address. Related Links Snoring Raises Your Risk of Stroke by 67% Foods That Shrink Your Waist How Long Will You Live?--Life Expectancy Calculator Diet and Exercise-A Simple Plan Bowels Movements-Great Indicator of Your Overall Health Why Americans Read in Bathrooms--The Hidden Epidemic of Constipation Toxins In Your Everyday Life and Disease Six Pack Abs--Step By Step |
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