MiniVai said:I heard that Sweet n' Low, although a good sugar substitute, is also bad for you, or something like it make you feel hungrier? Like Diet soda would. Is there any truth to this?
MYTH: Low-calorie sweeteners have an effect on appetite and promote weight gain.
FACT: Research on the effect of consuming foods and beverages containing aspartame, for example, has not been shown to increase food intake or hunger in children, nor does it indicate an increase in food intake in normal weight or overweight adults. (Blackburn GL World Rev Nutr Diet 1999;85:77-87). Additional studies in overweight individuals showed improved body weight when they consumed a diet that included foods sweetened with low-calorie sweeteners instead of foods sweetened with sugar. (Raben A, Vasilaras TH, Moller AC, Astrup A Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76:721-9). In fact, low-calorie sweeteners can be an essential tool in weight management when used as part of the caloric equation for the general population and help to achieve the calorie goals/limits of people with diabetes.
Moderation is the right word to our behaviour...
I don't like Sweet n' Low, by many reasons, - one reason is the small percentages of carbohydrate they have... and most person forget this.
So carbs are bad?
Who cares if theres a trace amount of carbs in Sweet 'n Low??? People are overweight due to substancial overeating, lack of exercise or disease. Correct the HUGE gaps in your lifestyle and stop worrying about trace amounts of carbs in a pack of Sweet 'n Low.
Just because i have a pleasure to selec the best source of nutrients...if i had a intention to ignore this thinks, i don't change my habits... as simple, as that.
It does taste disgusting though.![]()
Trace amounts of carbs does not make Sweet 'n Low a bad source, and therefore should not be the reason someone should stop using Sweet 'n Low.
It's true... loool
Artificial sweetners are always bad source of nutrients... carbs and anything all.
We know their "possible" side effects...if we can eat a good source of sugar, with moderation...why not?!
Some person think they could eat all ...if they use artificial sweetners. One exemple ...a person how drink's 8 cup of tea and used allways a portion of artificial sweetners,...than eat a desert also with sweetners...and so on. I think that not good habit.
- There are contreversies surrounding the healthfulness of most sugar substitutes, such as aspartame, splenda and high-fructose corn sugar...and so on. Use these at "your own discretion", but make sure to understand that these sweeteners are not natural, in any way, and may have harmful side effects.
I'm "against" artifcial Sweeteners... I don't like this substitutes.