Since the mid-20th century, artificial sweeteners have been successful because they make foods sweeter without adding calories. Sweeteners are often used in place of sugar in health food recipes, diet soft drinks, or other products that promise to be “sugar-free” and are generally considered better options for those looking to lose weight or just be healthier. However, there are studies that have questioned whether sweeteners are healthier.
In accordance with Food and Drug AdministrationArtificial sweeteners are synthetic food additives that are 200 to 20,000 times sweeter than traditional sugar. In turn, according to the same source, plant- and fruit-based sweeteners are at least 100 times sweeter than sugar, writes The New York Times. New York Times.
A 2022 study involving 12 clinical trials in different people lasting six months concluded that replacing sugary drinks with sweetened drinks (low-calorie or even unsweetened) can lead to some weight loss—an average of one to three kilograms—in overweight or obese adults with diabetes (or at risk for developing it).
However, long-term studies have found no benefit in weight loss and instead have shown the development of health problems such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and early death. For this reason, the World Health Organization recommended in 2023 to avoid the use of artificial sweeteners.
Despite the recommendations, experts such as Eran Elinav of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel still say it is impossible to conclude with certainty whether artificial sweeteners are harmful or whether there are differences between different types of substitutes.
So, which is the best option? Sarah Hayes Coomer, trainer health and well-being, he wrote in ForbesHealth, that each person must evaluate the effect he feels when consuming each of the options (sugar and sweeteners) and then make his choice.
According to doctors, it is certain that the consumption of sweeteners and natural sugar should be moderate or replaced with natural sweet foods such as some fruits and honey.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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