Why You Should Beware of Artificial Sweeteners

You’re at the local café and the waitress sets your nice hot cup of coffee down in front of you. She asks, “Would you like cream with that?” Of course you do.

Then you reach for the bright pink package, placed between the yellow, white and blue packets. After all, it has to be better for you than sugar, right?

Wrong.

We drink diet sodas with our low-fat meals because we’re trying to lower our consumption of sugar-filled sodas. Replacing soda with diet soda isn’t beneficial to you – it’s detrimental to your body and overall health.

Artificially sweetened food is not the answer.

Studies suggest when we trick our bodies by using artificial sweeteners, our ability to count calories internally is thrown off.

A study done at Purdue University found when rats grew accustomed to consuming artificially sweetened liquids were given sweet foods high calories, they overrate.

I’m not comparing you to a rat, (Okay, maybe I am) but I would bet the same applies to us humans.

Our way of eating should line up with God’s original intentions. 

Before our food made to a chemical lab and became something we couldn’t pronounce, we used to enjoy things, like natural sugars in fruits.

I remember learning how bad Sweet’N Low and Aspartame were for me, so I adopted Splenda. I put it in my tea and coffee. I regularly used one packet of Splenda in my coffee each Sunday morning at church, as that’s usually the only time I have coffee during the week.

However, when I get educated on something, I want to apply it to my life to stay as healthy as possible. I’m sure you want that for yourself, too.

Though we still need to cut down on regular sugar as much as possible, it’s better to consume it in small amounts versus the other artificial sweeteners. Yes, you’re going to gain weight when eating sugar, but as Jillian Michael’s says, “At least it’s natural and not completely screwing up your internal calorie counter.”

You don’t have to give up the artificial sweeteners cold turkey.

Just like anything you do, implement small changes if that works better for you. But what you can do is use natural, non toxic products.

Consider Stevia or Xylitol. They are a little more costly than your usual artificial sweeteners, but your health is worth it, right?

Whatever you do, try to avoid these:

Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal), Sucralose (Splenda), Acesulfame-K (Sunett, Sweet One), and Saccharin (Sweet’N Low).

Bye by artificial, hello to a healthier you!

Question: Do you use the above mentioned sweeteners? Which one are you considering tossing aside first? You can leave a comment by clicking here.