Artificial Sweeteners Overview

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A sugar substitute is a food additive that duplicates the effect of sugar or corn syrup in taste, but usually has less food energy. Some sugar substitutes are natural and some are synthetic. Those that are not natural are, in general, referred to as artificial sweeteners. An important class of sugar substitutes are known as high-intensity sweeteners. These are compounds with sweetness that is many times that of sucrose, common...


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Are there any artificial sweeteners that are okay for a person with diabetes?

There is a sweetener that is good for everyone including diabetics It's Stevia- all natural plant based and some studies have found that it may even help even out insulin levels...

Asked by gouldgirl2002 - 28 months ago

What artificial sweeteners are worse for you than others?
I know that people say all artificial sweeteners ar bad but which ones are the...

Saccharin (aka Sweet and Low) is the worst, it causes cancer. Aspartame (aka Equal) is not as bad but some people who are unusually sensitive get life threatening...

Asked by Doak - 1 month ago

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