Most people opt for products that contain artificial sweeteners with the notion that artificially sweetened food and drinks can help in some health conditions, such as it can help increase energy level, blood sugar control and can potentially help in lose weight.
However, based on research, these notions have weak evidences. Findings even show that regular consumption of artificial sweeteners can result to weight gain and blood- sugar problems.
According to the nine year research of the University of Texas Health Science Center situated in San Antonio, adults who regularly drink diet beverages develop more extra inches around their waist than adults who occasionally and dont drink diet soda.
Based on studies that have been conducted in rats, the results suggest that the artificial sweetener in diet pop can increase the risk of weight gain. Unlike real sugar, which contain high calorie that provides body energy, artificial sweeteners can only deteriorate the body's natural ability to regulate the body's calorie. Which can only result to a more craving stomach.
In addition, studies show that artificial sweetener can lead to obesity and diabetes, for this component has a negative effect on the human intestinal bacteria.
Last year, Israeli made an experiment on rats, they fed the rats with water that contain saccharin, sucralose or aspartame. Then the result shows that their body didn't process the sugar properly, resulting in the development of glucose intolerance, which could mean that if given to human this could result to Type 2 diabetes.
They also tried to feed mice with water that contain natural sugar and the mice didn't acquire any health problem.
They also made a researched on human by giving people saccharin for five days, the result show that participants developed glucose intolerance.
The research also shows that artificial sweeteners disrupt the gut bacteria not just in rodents as well as in humans. The researchers believe that some intestinal bacteria react to artificial sweeteners, the reaction affect the body's natural ability to utilize sugar, which could lead to weight gain.
