ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Nearly half of adults in the US consume artificial sweeteners. While many believe these sugar alternatives are better for your health, new research suggests that’s not the case.
Americans are addicted to sugar! Author Rena Greenberg says, “Sugar consumption has created a public health hazard, it really is a crisis. Americans are eating 22 teaspoons of sugar a day on average.”
Many people turn to artificial sweeteners – like aspartame or acesulfame-K to avoid the calories of sugar, but new research shows they may be increasing their risk for cancer.
French researchers analyzed data on 102,865 adults and found a 13-percent higher risk of cancer in general for people consuming large quantities of artificial sweeteners. These participants had the highest likelihood of developing breast cancer and cancers related to obesity. Other lab studies in animals have shown a similar correlation between artificial sweeteners and the risk of cancer.
If you have a sweet tooth, your best bet is to go for foods with natural sources of sugar. For example, frozen bananas can be a good substitute for ice cream. And – roasted nuts can satisfy a crunchy cookie craving.
“A good rule of thumb is the fewer ingredients, the better.” Explains Greenberg.
With healthier ways to fight your sugar urges.
The worldwide artificial sweetener market is about 22.2 billion dollars and rising – which is a nearly three-billion dollar increase in the last two years!
Contributors to this news report include: Julie Marks, Producer; Roque Correa, Editor and Videographer
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https://www.easywillpower.com/
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS: NOT SO SWEET FOR YOUR HEALTH
REPORT #2966
BACKGROUND: Artificial sweeteners are food additives intended to serve as a sugar substitute. Unlike sugar, artificial sweeteners do not provide any calories or energy to the body since they are not broken down by the digestive system. There are currently six artificial sweeteners approved by the FDA: saccharin, aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, neotame, and advantame. Many scientists are split in their views on the safety of artificial sweeteners because more research is still needed to better understand exactly how they affect certain health conditions. However, artificial sweeteners do have some benefits, including providing no calories, not raising blood sugar, and not contributing to cavities or other dental issues yet still offering a desirable sweet taste.
(Source: https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/diet-nutrition/artificial-sweeteners)
WHAT’S WORSE: SUGAR OR ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER?: Artificial sweeteners are around 200 to 600 times sweeter than sugar. They stimulate taste buds, go to the brain, affect hormones, and slow metabolism. Both products are addictive. But artificial sweeteners may be likelier to create a feeling of hunger, cause you to eat more throughout the day, and develop diabetes. Having limited amounts of sugar is ok in the context of a healthy diet but avoiding highly processed foods is key. Foods like soft drinks, powdered drink mixes and other beverages, baked goods, candy, puddings, canned foods, jams and jellies, and dairy products. Some manufacturers call their sweeteners “natural” even though they’re processed or refined. Stevia is one example. And some artificial sweeteners are derived from naturally occurring substances, like sucralose, which comes from sugar.
(Source: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/whats-worse-sugar-or-artificial-sweetener/ and https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/artificial-sweeteners/art-20046936)
NEW STUDY REVEALS HIGHER RISK: A large observational study, associated with the Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN) of Sorbonne Paris Nord University’s French Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), and the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) in France, has found an association between the consumption of artificial sweeteners, particularly aspartame and acesulfame-K, and cancer. The study found a 13 percent higher risk of cancer in general. The highest likelihood of developing cancer was in breast cancer and cancers related to obesity, for people consuming large quantities of artificial sweeteners. The researchers analyzed the histories of 102,865 adults. Lead author and PhD candidate, Charlotte Debras, contributed, “Findings from this study are very original since, to our knowledge, no previous cohort study had directly investigated the association between quantitative artificial sweetener intakes per se, from all dietary sources distinguishing the different types of sweeteners and cancer risk.” Results revealed that aspartame and acesulfame-K were by far the most frequently consumed artificial sweeteners.
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