This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban cyclamate, the first artificial sweetener prohibited in the U.S., and yet scientists still haven't reached a consensus about how safe (or harmful) artificial sweeteners may be. Shouldn't we have ...
Alarming Side Effects of Artificial Sweeteners Essay NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure are all brand names for aspartame, a low calorie sugar substitute used in more than 90 countries to sweeten foods and beverages. Aspartame is a synthetic chemical that is created through the combinati...
Besides the high concentrations of caffeine, Kitchen says, artificial sugars like sucralose and inositol are also of concern. While the long-term effects are unknown, Kitchen says that these artificial sweeteners can lead to an upset stomach and it’s best to avoid them. A study published in ...
Problem is, they might mess with yourgut health. A growing body of evidence suggests that emulsifiers in food could disrupt the microbiome and increase intestinal inflammation, which could have far-reaching health effects. Here's what you should know, and the simple steps you can take to curb...
We get carried away by the advertisement that claims about the food that are light in nature. However, remember everything comes for a cost. These light foods might look healthy, but have artificial sweeteners added to it. They might be calorie free but have their own side-effects. They af...
A“hairy tongue” can also increase one’s susceptibility to suffering from bad breath. This occurs when the bumps on your tongue, called papillae, are longer than average due to the effects of poor dietary habits, medications, or one’s genetic makeup. ...
Diet soft drinks may lull you into a false sense of security. Animal experiments indicate that artificial sweeteners disrupt appetite control by breaking the conditioned association between sweetness and kilojoule intake. In such cases, the response is to increase kiloujoule consumption, which leads ...
An entire burgeoning field of toxicology now endorses the role of the endocrine system in the toxic effects of even small doses of chemicals, which can synergize together to wreak havoc in dose ranges as low as parts-per-billion and which regulators still don’t consider in toxicological risk...
“Additionally, the type of fat used in savory snacks and the presence of probiotics in yogurt may have neutral or even positive effects on heart health, as opposed to the harmful fats and additives found in many ultra-processed foods,” he said. ...
The addictive nature of sugar is also a significant problem that leads to the other detrimental effects listed above. Sugar has also been useful to help preserve goods, fuel fermentation, balance acidity, and add flavor to other foods. Whether it’s cereal, spaghetti sauce, or yogurt, sugar ...