February 26th, 2008
Since Elaine from Genetics And health got me going on this Aspartame Phobia, it has had me looking into the ingredient and nutritional facts on a lot of the products that I use. I chew a lot of gum and of course I choose low-cal or sugar free gum. One particular “Sugar Free” gum […]
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February 24th, 2008
I will admit that I have always been one to brush off any talk about Aspartame being dangerous. Aspartame, in case you don’t know is an artificial sweetener that is in just about everything that is sugar free or “Diet”. It has been scrutinized since it’s arrival that it can be dangerous and cause various […]
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February 11th, 2008
A new study actually states that Saccharin, a popular sugar substitute can cause you to gain weight. Here are a few excerpts and my own take on them.
“We found that the rats that were getting artificially sweetened yogurt gained more weight and ate more food,” said study author Susan Swithers, an associate professor of […]
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