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Sweetener - Good or Bad?
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Very very bad. Not only have some been shown to cause cancer (although, I think you need to consume a lot for this to be an issue), but they all impact your insulin sensitivity which makes it more difficult to lose weight in the long run.
I know it's easier said than done, as I've been trying to get rid of my sweet tooth for a long time now (with only partial success), but we shouldn't be consuming sweet things regularly enough for the calories to be of significant difference.
I must be a special snowflake then because I lost over 50lbs while using artificial sweeteners every day. I also improved every single health marker my doctor uses (my blood panels are excellent now), and I've also been maintaining the weight loss for several years. I still consume artificial sweeteners every day.2 -
Very very bad. Not only have some been shown to cause cancer (although, I think you need to consume a lot for this to be an issue), but they all impact your insulin sensitivity which makes it more difficult to lose weight in the long run.
I know it's easier said than done, as I've been trying to get rid of my sweet tooth for a long time now (with only partial success), but we shouldn't be consuming sweet things regularly enough for the calories to be of significant difference.
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Carlos_421 wrote: »Very very bad. Not only have some been shown to cause cancer (although, I think you need to consume a lot for this to be an issue), but they all impact your insulin sensitivity which makes it more difficult to lose weight in the long run.
I know it's easier said than done, as I've been trying to get rid of my sweet tooth for a long time now (with only partial success), but we shouldn't be consuming sweet things regularly enough for the calories to be of significant difference.
There is no scientific evidence that sweeteners cause cancer and even less evidence that they impact insulin sensitivity.
I once had a sweetener on accident and dead. How can you dispute that evidence?6 -
trigden1991 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Very very bad. Not only have some been shown to cause cancer (although, I think you need to consume a lot for this to be an issue), but they all impact your insulin sensitivity which makes it more difficult to lose weight in the long run.
I know it's easier said than done, as I've been trying to get rid of my sweet tooth for a long time now (with only partial success), but we shouldn't be consuming sweet things regularly enough for the calories to be of significant difference.
There is no scientific evidence that sweeteners cause cancer and even less evidence that they impact insulin sensitivity.
I once had a sweetener on accident and dead. How can you dispute that evidence?
Sweetners killed me! ....i got better5 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Very very bad. Not only have some been shown to cause cancer (although, I think you need to consume a lot for this to be an issue), but they all impact your insulin sensitivity which makes it more difficult to lose weight in the long run.
I know it's easier said than done, as I've been trying to get rid of my sweet tooth for a long time now (with only partial success), but we shouldn't be consuming sweet things regularly enough for the calories to be of significant difference.
There is no scientific evidence that sweeteners cause cancer and even less evidence that they impact insulin sensitivity.
I once had a sweetener on accident and dead. How can you dispute that evidence?
Sweetners killed me! ....i got better
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Iona_EllenRose wrote: »Do you see sweetener as good or bad? Would/Wouldn't you use it? And why?
I don't see sweetener as anything other then what it is, which is sweetener...3 -
Very very bad. Not only have some been shown to cause cancer (although, I think you need to consume a lot for this to be an issue), but they all impact your insulin sensitivity which makes it more difficult to lose weight in the long run.
I know it's easier said than done, as I've been trying to get rid of my sweet tooth for a long time now (with only partial success), but we shouldn't be consuming sweet things regularly enough for the calories to be of significant difference.
*sigh*
So much nope.
It does not cause cancer.
It has no impact on insulin
It does not interfere with weight loss.
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artificial sweetners are bad & can cause brain tumors0
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Because they are delicious!1
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NO BASHING PLEASE - I drink SodaStream soda because I can adjust the amount of flavor added. I do not like regular soda because it seems thick and heavy. My preference is diet soda. That being said, there seem to be many more neurological problems through the decades as more and more chemical additives have been added to our food. I eat butter, not margarine (tub of chemicals in my opinion). I do eat other processed foods, but I check the ingredients and go for the lesser of the evil. My opinion is that our bodies are not made to digest chemicals.1
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MountainMomma58 wrote: »NO BASHING PLEASE - I drink SodaStream soda because I can adjust the amount of flavor added. I do not like regular soda because it seems thick and heavy. My preference is diet soda. That being said, there seem to be many more neurological problems through the decades as more and more chemical additives have been added to our food. I eat butter, not margarine (tub of chemicals in my opinion). I do eat other processed foods, but I check the ingredients and go for the lesser of the evil. My opinion is that our bodies are not made to digest chemicals.
By "no bashing," do you mean no disagreement? This is the debate thread. Disagreement =/= bashing.
That said, do you have any data to support this claim:there seem to be many more neurological problems through the decades as more and more chemical additives have been added to our food.
or is it just your personal observation?5 -
MountainMomma58 wrote: »NO BASHING PLEASE - I drink SodaStream soda because I can adjust the amount of flavor added. I do not like regular soda because it seems thick and heavy. My preference is diet soda. That being said, there seem to be many more neurological problems through the decades as more and more chemical additives have been added to our food. I eat butter, not margarine (tub of chemicals in my opinion). I do eat other processed foods, but I check the ingredients and go for the lesser of the evil. My opinion is that our bodies are not made to digest chemicals.
This is not true.4 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »MountainMomma58 wrote: »NO BASHING PLEASE - I drink SodaStream soda because I can adjust the amount of flavor added. I do not like regular soda because it seems thick and heavy. My preference is diet soda. That being said, there seem to be many more neurological problems through the decades as more and more chemical additives have been added to our food. I eat butter, not margarine (tub of chemicals in my opinion). I do eat other processed foods, but I check the ingredients and go for the lesser of the evil. My opinion is that our bodies are not made to digest chemicals.
This is not true.
What, that our bodies are not meant to digest chemicals?
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