Are Sugar Substitutes Bad for You?

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Are Sugar Substitutes Bad for You?

• By Rocco

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Artificial Sweeteners

• Sucralose - SPLENDA
• Aspartame - EQUAL NUTRASWEET
• Acesulfame K Sweet and Safe
• Saccharin Sweet Low

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Aspartame

• One of the most tested substances allowed in food
  supply
• Approved in over 100 countries- other than the
  United States

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Sucralose

• Made from sugar that has been chemically
  engineered to enable it to pass through your body
  without being digested
• 1 sugar substitute on the market
• Found in cereal, beverages, salad dressing
• individual packets

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Acesulfame K

• Safety demonstarted in over 90 research studies
• Does not affect blood sugar levels
• Found in many baked goods

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Saccharin

• In 1977 the FDA proposed a ban on saccharin after
  many rats that were given high doses developed
  bladder tumors. Ban was lifted after many human
  studies after that.
• Does not raise blood sugar levels

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Concerns

• Alzheimers
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Brain Damage
• Cancer

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The Latest Truth

• National Cancer Institute There is no evidence
  any artificial sweetener on the market in the
  U.S. today is related to cancer risk in humans.
• Dr. John Swartzberg, head of the editorial board
  at the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter Sucralose
  has been studied for a long time, and there is no
  evidence of any harm to human beings.

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Aspartame cont.

• Aspartame can be harmful to people with
  Phenylketonuria PKU
• A rare genetic disease
• Products with Aspartame carry a PKU warning label

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Benefits of Sugar Substitues

• Zero Calories
• Do not raise Blood glucose levels
• Added to your meal instead of substituted

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Works Cited

• MSNBC- ConsumerMan
• http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14556707//
• Article Are sugar substitutes bad for you?
• Busting the health myths surrounding artificial
  sweeteners