According to the authors, “Our findings do not support the use of artificial sweeteners as safe alternatives for sugar in foods or beverages and provide important and novel information to address the controversies about their potential adverse health effects. While these results need to...
a professor and chief of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology in the School of Medicine at UT Health Science Center, told the conference that:"Data from this and other prospective studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners as healthy alternatives may be ill-advised...
And if you're thinking a viable alternative to sugary energy drinks is a sugar-free or a low-sugar energy drink, there are still other problematic ingredients. Artificial sweeteners have been linked to a host of health issues, which you can learn more about in our article:Unreal Sugars Come...
As the holiday season approaches, with its various sweet delights, we think it’s a good time to review some of the sugar alternatives on the market. Sugar alternatives, on the one hand, typically fall in one of three categories: artificial sweeteners, sugar alcohols, or novel sweeteners. ...
Increasingly more people have begun to understand the need to find alternatives to sugar, creating a demand that has led to the creation ofartificial sweeteners, like saccharin and aspartame. These products have been linked to serious health problems, such as cancer. Artificial sweeteners aren’t ...
Artificial sweeteners are not THE answer “Keeping very sweet tastes in your food routine means that your palate never really adapts to things being less sweet. You’re still always expecting everything to be super-sweet and you’re disappointed when it isn’t,” says Scott-Dixon. She suggest...
If you’ve been with me for a while, you already know how I feel about artificial sweeteners. They’re one of the biggest nutritional blunders of modern times—marketed as a “healthy” alternative to sugar… while quietly sabotaging your health. Now, yet another new study proves what I’...
Pros:Macadamia nut milk is generally low in calories and carbs but check out the label for added flavors and sweeteners. Cons:Macadamia nut milk is often fortified with additional protein and vitamins; some brands use other additives such as gums and gels to improve texture and mouthfeel of the...
Fruits can practically spice up things with the otherwise bland and ordinary protein shake. Adding a piece of banana or a few strawberries or a piece of mango can add natural sugars that help insulin boost and better protein synthesis and the need for artificial sweeteners is negated. Frozen ...
I hadn’t used any artificial sweeteners for years, but I got curious about using Splenda since it had very few carbs and tasted so good to me. When I used just a packet of Splenda in my coffee in the mornings and afternoons, my blood sugar jumped up very high. Before using Splenda,...