ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

By; Megan & Whitney

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WHAT ARE THEY?

Substances used to replace sugar in foods & beverages, less calories than sugar

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HOW ARE ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS MADE?

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• Made from Sucralose (made from sucrose)• “Splenda”• From sugar, but when finished 600 times sweeter• The process makes it indigestible, body doesn’t recognize it as a carbohydrate, so the body cant use it for energy, which means NO CALORIES!

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PROS Weight loss (little amounts) Helps control diabetes Avoiding processed food Costs 350 times sweeter No effect on blood-sugar levels

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CONS

Body weight gain (too much) Bitter aftertaste Dental cavities (too much) Diabetes (too much) Unlisted calories Possible bodily harm to children Links to cancer

http://hubpages.com/hub/Artificial-Sweetener-Are-Bad http://www.steadyhealth.com/Artificial_Sweeteners_Guilty_For_Child_Diabetes__a1149.html

http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2009/01/fat-2-fit-show-53-the-skinny-on-artificial-sweeteners/

STATISTICS

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Artificial Sweetener use has raised over double from 1970 – 2000!

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