Facts on Artificial Sweetners
Facts on
Artificial Sweetners
* Aspartame
is made from two amino acids; aspartic acid and phenylalanine
* Saccharin
is made from the reaction between sulfur dioxide, chlorine, ammonia, and two
biochemical acids
*
There are some natural sweeteners made from sugar but to make them zero
calories they are mixed with chlorine. It is then called Sucralose
Diet
Coke, Diet Pepsi and these days some imported sweets and chocolates are also
made from these products and for marketing reasons are advertised as Fat Free,
Diet, or Zero Calories etc. They all will do more harm than good for your
body.
Sugar
substitutes don't make you lose weight. In fact, it actually increases the weight
because of the way these chemical compounds break and get absorbed in the body
to digest.
They
may have lesser or no calories which is very true but are best to be avoided
due to the various illnesses related to its usage as per scientific research.
Side
effects either develop suddenly or slowly and it may cause serious damage
to
* Nerves of
the eye, ear and other neurological damages
*
Also depression, insomnia, irritability etc.
*
Although that there is no proof that it leads to cancer, researchers are
relating that the use may lead you into such life taking diseases
Its best to use natural sugar or rather jaggery in a lesser
quantity than trying the artificial sweeteners
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