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Avoid Artificial Sweeteners
Many
people replace sugar with artificial sweeteners in the belief that this
will reduce their calorie intake and cause weight loss. It sounds
plausible. Several studies, however, have failed to show any positive
effect on weight loss by consuming artificial sweeteners instead of
plain sugar.
Instead, according to scientific studies, artificial sweeteners can increase appetite and maintain cravings for sweet food.
This
could be because the body increases insulin secretion in anticipation
that the sugar will appear in the blood. When this doesn’t happen, blood
sugar drops and hunger increases. Whether this chain of events
regularly take place is somewhat unclear. Something odd happened when I
tested Pepsi Max though, and there are well-designed studies showing
increased insulin when using artificial sweeteners.
Furthermore,
artificial sweeteners can maintain an addiction to sweets and lead to
snack cravings. And the long term effects of consuming artificial
sweeteners are unknown.
By the way, Stevia is marketed as a
natural alternative to artificial sweeteners. That’s marketing talk.
There is nothing natural about a processed super-sweet white powder like Stevia.
If
you’re having trouble losing weight I suggest that you completely avoid
sweeteners. As a bonus you’ll soon start to enjoy the natural sweetness
of real food, once you’re no longer adapted to the overpowering
artificial sweetness of junk food and “diet” sodas.
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