Ranking of Sweeteners - Best to Worst

MyriiStorm

I came across this article, and found it enlightening. It's not looking at carb content, but it does explain the good, the bad, and the ugly about a lot of sweeteners.
http://well.org/nutrition/sugar-alternatives-ranked-best-to-worst/?inf_contact_key=69677ed98a6478333755d8514ab5a6d47ec09d61ccaca5fedaf5a15bc4f20480

bjwoodzy

I kind of twitch when articles like this try to put raw honey, maple syrup, and coconut/palm sugar in with stevia and erythritol and the like...those things still have carbs and may as well be sugar.

RalfLott

Plus, take one cubic angstrom too much Xylitol and, well..... But it doesn't seem to mess with your blood glucose.

SymbolismNZ

Honey, particularly medical grade (like Comvita) has all sorts of properties that are really awesome; of course if you're on a LCD then it's a big no-no but don't write it off as "bad" - just write it off as not in your WOE.

Sucrose/Refined Sugars/Corn Syrup - that's what everyone regardless of diet needs to get off of, the amount of research (dropping all the time) showing the damage that this type of sugar does to your brain, appetite, liver etcetera.

I use Stevia mostly, but I also don't mind aspartame; I think in a lot of cases people doing research or scare mongering aren't actually being impartial; If you consume four Coke Zeroes a day, you're ultimately putting a ton of caffeine into your system, alongside no calorie source and you're also telling your brain "Hey, I've just ingested a ton of really sweet stuff, expect a big amount of calories!" so it glitches somewhat; no wonder you're going to have health/appetite issues afterwards.