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Archive for the ‘Artificial Sweeteners’ Category

February 26th, 2008

Sugar Alcohol A Sweeter, Safer Alternative?

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 […]

By Scott -- 4 comments

February 24th, 2008

Aspartame, Body Building Supplements And What You Need To Know!

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  […]

By Scott -- 4 comments

February 11th, 2008

Cutting Sugars May CAUSE Weight Gain?

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 […]

By Scott -- 3 comments

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