Let's uncover some of the secrets big food companies want to hide regarding the side effects from the diet sweeteners ... like how they cause weight gain and diabetes.
The diet sweeteners are also linked to the risk of stroke, heart disease, and even death. With evidence tying Big Corps and Big Pharma products to cancer, Type 2 diabetes, and obesity, the Big Food companies tend to focus on the calorie benefits as a distraction from the harmful side effects.
If you drink diet colas, chew diet gum, or sprinkle a colorful packet of powdered fake sugar into your tea or coffee, your gut health and metabolism could suffer, with possible metabolic syndrome risks. I’m thinking this definitely impacts how diet products are marketed.
Health risks like Type II diabetes, weight gain, heart disease, and cancer have been downplayed, to say the least.
My book Sweet Poison has the original studies linking the artificial sweeteners to disease, and this info should worry all of you, especially if it was widely known decades ago.
Stick with me and we’ll deep dive into aspartame’s history and risks, and we’ll learn about all the safer choices.
I want to know why this information isn’t more mainstream. I’m thinking that Coca-Cola® and PepsiCo® might not want you to know these risks because it could hit their diet product sales.
Weight Gain
Fake sugars trick your body, and that never ends well if you’re trying to lose weight.
When you taste something sweet, your body expects more calories to follow.
Diet sweeteners deliver the sweetness without the calories, and this confuses your metabolism. This tricks your brain into craving more food to make up for the “missing” calories, and this leads to overeating.
It’s basic health knowledge that artificial sweeteners alter the balance of bacteria in your gut. Your gut plays a big role in metabolism and weight regulation, so these changes can promote weight gain and result in a bloated belly.
Using diet sweeteners can give you a false sense of calorie savings, too. It’s common to think, “I’m having a diet soda, so I can eat more fries.” This mindset can lead to consuming extra calories elsewhere, which cancels out the benefits of using a diet sweetener.
Diabetes
Diet sweeteners are popular among people with diabetes because they’re not supposed to raise your blood sugar levels. The diet sweeteners definitely interact with diabetes, nonetheless, and you’ll be surprised to learn that saccharin is the only artificial sweetener that does not raise your blood sugar.
Artificial sweetener studies suggest that the fake sugars do effect your gut health, your appetite, and dietary patterns. If you’re diabetic, consider:
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All sugar and sugar substitutes should be done in moderation; overuse can lead to cravings, blood sugar spikes, and gut microbiome changes;
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Everyone is different, so using the various sweetener choices do not work the same for everyone;
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Watch your carbs – that’s #1 concern for a diabetic;
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Choose eating whole foods first; stevia and monk fruit are healthy natural sweet choices.
Mainstream advertisers are paid to convince you that there are no research studies connecting artificial sweeteners to an increase in diabetes, but there are many studies proving a connection, and I have those documented in both Sweet Poison and Splenda®: Is It Safe Or Not?
As early as the 1970s, studies linked aspartame to an increase in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes risk.
I wonder why this information isn’t more accessible. What do you think the Big Corps are trying to hide?
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