Artificial Sweeteners "Aspartame Truth"
Average Americans consumes 22-28 Teaspoons of added sugars per day. It means 350-440 empty calories (No nutrient value) per day. All added sugars have negative metabolic effects. www.whoisbloom.com
Sugar & Body Fat
Added sugar seems to boost liver, muscle and visceral fat. Excessive fat, no matter where located increases risk of diabetes.
Include Saccharine, Aspartame, acesulfameK, sugar alcohol, Stevia.
· Used in yogurt, baking and processed foods.
· Ongoing debate regarding safety.
. First non-sugar artificial sweetener in US
· 200-700 times sweeter than sugar
· 1970, Canadian study, bladder cancer in rats
· Inexpensive to produce
· Sweet’N low, Sugar Twin www.whoisbloom.com
· Like sugar 4 kcal/gram, 200 time sweeter than sugar.
· Used in sugar free beverages, not for cooking
· Lab animal study, cancer; not in humans
· NutraSweet, Equal
PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU)
· Is a genetic condition
· Cannot metabolize amino phenylalanine
· If Phe too high, brain damage, retardation
Recommendations:
· Low protein foods
· No aspartame www.whoisbloom.com
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600 times sweeter than sugar
· Used in many foods and beverages
· Splenda
· Derived from sunflowers from Central and South America
· Calorie free
· 2008 FDA in US classifies as sweetener
· OnlySeet, PureVia, Reb-A, Rebiana, SweetLeaf, Truvia
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