Key Points
Aspartame, which is 200 times sweeter than sugar, has been touted as a low-calorie alternative to sugar for people with diabetes, blood pressure, chronic diseases and weight loss enthusiasts..
It is frequently used in popular sugar-free products like diet sodas, chewing gums, and other packaged sweet treats..
But if you are adding artificial sweeteners to your food frequently or consuming packaged products with aspartame, WHO may have a warning for you - sugar alternatives had undesirable effects like increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality in adults, said its latest guidelines..
Aspartame also doesn't leave a bitter aftertaste like saccharine, which is 400 times sweeter than sugar but has to be mixed with other artificial sweeteners to curb its unpleasant side.. List of products where aspartame is used. 1. Drinks: You will find aspartame in Diet coke, diet soda, Diet Pepsi, Crystal light, Sprite Zero, Fanta Zero, Diet Mountain Dew ..
Stevia is the most acceptable artificial sweetener, but if only its used after boiling its leaves its good for consumption, but industrial processing puts patients at a higher risk as patients take them in higher quantity, in any case excess consumption of artificial sweeteners is not good for health," says Suparna Mukherjee, In-charge, Clinical Nutrition Department, Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Narayana Health City Bangalore in an interview with HT Digital...
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