Artificial sweeteners are substances used to substitute sugar in your diet. These substances are aspartame, stevia, nectar and claim to be low calorie and sugar free. Artificial sweeteners substitute sugar in beverage and food and are marked sugar free, or diet and can be found in soft drinks, baked goods, chewing gum, beverages, baked goods, candy, fruit juice, sweets, chocolates and many other food products. They are sugar free and have no calories. Artificial sweeteners are tested and certified by FDA and its consumption in some cases is only allowed with doctor’s prescription and should be taken in moderate quantity. The benefits of artificial sweeteners are- The weight of the body is under control because these substances have no sugar and calories to increase your weight. Increase in weight leads to obesity and other heart diseases and diabetes. Patients  [...]

If you use sugar substitutes instead of using a cup of regular sugar, you will be saving as much as 360 calories. This fact is making many of us, especially people with high blood sugar levels and obese individuals, using artificial sweeteners in place of regular sugar. However, there are certain guidelines that you should follow while using sugar substitutes for cooking. In this article, we’ll be offering you some tips of cooking with sugar substitutes. Start by replacing 50% of the sugar to be used in the recipe with an artificial sweetener. This will allow you to understand whether or not you can successfully prepare that dish using artificial sweeteners. It is advisable to use sucralose or aspartame for preparing cold items like salads, fruits and puddings. When these sugar substitutes  [...]

Stevia has received plenty of attention recently. It is a relatively new artificial sweetener. It is designed to satisfy the cravings for sweetness while simultaneously promoting optimal health. It has many advantages over aspartame and table sugar. The US FDA has accepted Stevia as a food product that is safe. Most health gurus welcome this move. Many careful observers wonder about Stevia side effects, which can potentially outweigh its utility as a sugar substitute. Many Stevia side effects have been observed commonly and less frequently. The following are some of the general Stevia side effects. There are, in all, eight Stevia side effects. Dizziness Many individuals on Stevia are reported to suffer from dizzy spells. This hazard may not appear on a long-term basis. Nausea and Bloating Many users of Stevia have reported a feeling of bloating and gas formation. Nausea is also reported. These side effects may be very unpleasant. Blood Sugar Interference Research  [...]

Psychologists working at the Ingestive Behavior Research Center of the Purdue University have recently reported that during a study on artificial sweetener 9 rats who ate yogurts sweetened with zero-calorie saccharine has experienced increase in their appetite and as a result gained more body fat and weight compared to the 8 rats eating yogurts with pain glucose (simple sugar containing 15 calories in every teaspoon). Two authors of the study, Terry Davidson and Susan Swithers have speculated that the reason behind this is that the artificial sweeteners affects the brain and make it feel that the body is going to intake a lot of calories. According to the authors, as taste buds sense something sweet, the brain receives a signal to prepare our digestive system for an onslaught of  [...]