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Need opinion about artificial sweeteners.

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I use aspertame, saccharine and sucralose occasionally. I checked my sugar level each time having recipes made from these sweeteners and have found that they generally have sugar lowering effect. I searched many websites and come to know that all these sweeteners are safe to use. So my question is that ,can I use them on a regular basis to sweeten tea, coffee, etc?

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rvmasalvadVolunteerStar

It being chemical and inorganic,it unnatural.Use very. small quantity only..it is harmful in large. quantity say more than 2or3 pills a time

in reply to rvmasalvad

Thank you sir. I am using sugarfree natura of zydus. The company says that we can safely use it for making any food preparation as it contains zero calories and safe to use.

Pl go for stivia,it's natural.

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Thanks.

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suramoStar

Worst Artificial Sweeteners:

Aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet, NatraTaste Blue)

Sucralose (Splenda)

Acesulfame K (ACE K, Sunette, Equal Spoonful, Sweet One, Sweet 'n Safe)

Saccharin (Sweet 'N Low, Sweet Twin)

Xylitol, Sorbitol.

google.co.in/url?sa=t&sourc...

Stevia is the best.

in reply to suramo

I've heard that, it has a bitter after taste. How does it actually taste like?

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suramoStar in reply to

I seldom use sweetner. But, even aspartame and saccharine have bitter after taste. Aspartame also gets converted to formaldehyde in our body, though in negligible amount I'd prefer to avoid it. Stevia is derived from natural leaves, so it's better.

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makeamericagreat

I use Splenda and have been since I found out I had hep 2. hasn't seemed to bother me for the last 5 years

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thanks buddy.

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makarim

Since these are organic compounds please avoid these.The safest is stevia and worst is aspertane.Try to be free from these.sometimes if occasionally if mind desires take natural sweet but with little quantity.Thanks.

in reply to makarim

What are the possible side effects?

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Luckysugar in reply to

Sweeteners are chemically made which can harm us in many ways. Our body deserves real and natural food so that it can function effectively. There are many readings on this topic available online, here is one of them.

health.harvard.edu/blog/art...

Nice article . Though more research is needed in this field.

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