Artificial Sweeteners and Their Health Effects

Without sweet life is not sugar. But, it is not always useful, therefore, its substitutes were invented, in which there is no glucose. And immediately a problem arose – artificial sweeteners and their effect on human health . This issue needs to be dealt with in detail.  

Why sweeteners are used

If we talk about medicine, then the use of sweeteners is understandable – the absence of glucose in them does not require additional insulin production from the body. This allows you to use them in the preparation of food products for those who are diagnosed with: diabetes mellitus, low glucose tolerance, metabolic syndrome, obesity, psoriasis, allergic dermatosis, skin diseases, seborrhea. 

The following are sweeteners that the World Health Organization has authorized to use as sugar substitutes.

Aspartame

· Cyclamates.

·Saccharin.

Sucralose.

Acesulfame-K.

·Fructose.

Sorbitol.

Xylitol

· Otisone.

In addition to artificially created sweeteners, there are natural, natural, obtained from plants, among which are most often used: thaumatin, miraculin, glycyrrhizin, monellin. They are not used so widely, because their production requires a large amount of raw material, which is not available.

Today, stevia derivatives, or, as it is called, “honey” grass, are used as a sweetener most often. This is not without reason: it is harmless with prolonged use and has remarkable healing properties.

How to use sweeteners

Despite the fact that scientific studies have proved the harmlessness of taking artificial sweeteners in strictly permissible daily doses, read the tips and draw independent conclusions.

· If there are no strict medical indications for the use of artificial sweeteners, it is better to refrain from including them in the daily food menu.

· You do not need to constantly use the same type of sweetener for a long time, they need to be changed.

· It is better to choose the product that contains several different substances.

· Sweeteners should be excluded from the diet of pregnant women and children.

· Those who suffer from diseases associated with the withdrawal of bile need to be especially careful when using sugar substitutes. All of them have a strong choleretic effect, so they can provoke a relapse of the disease of the biliary tract.

· Sweetener should be immediately excluded from the diet if it causes various allergic reactions.

· It is unacceptable to take artificial sweeteners and alcohol at the same time.

· The most convenient sugar replacement drugs are tablets. This allows you to accurately comply with the required dosage.

· It is strictly forbidden to independently make a decision to increase the daily intake of artificial sugar substitutes. The recommended doses, which have been approved by the competent organizations in the field of medicine, considering them safe for health, should be adhered to. The best option is to divide the maximum dose allowed in the dose in half.

A new generation of sweeteners – will life be sweeter?

Scientists believe that in the future there will be new sweeteners that will be thousands of times higher in sugar sweetness. Already today there is stevioside, created on the basis of the stevia plant. Citrosis obtained from the peel of citrus plants. Glycyrrhizin is a sweetener extracted from licorice; it is also a licorice herb. Licorice roots have long been used in the manufacture of treats.

There is another area in which scientists work – the creation of sugar substitutes using natural proteins. Already have Moneline and Thaumatin. But, their production requires large cash costs, so they are not mass produced.

Summary

As you can see, artificial sweeteners and their effects on health depend on those who take them. By observing the dosage, you can be sure that life will be sweet for a very long time. Good luck.