Not So Sweet Artificial Sweeteners
A reader asked if switching to artificial sweeteners is a good way to get off of eating so much sugar.
Artificial sweeteners have the benefit of no-calories which is a good thing when you are trying to lose weight. For example if you drink 1 can of regular
soda a day and cut back to 1 can of diet soda you are cutting back
about 150 calories.
The big issue with artificial sweeteners such as Equal, Splenda and Stevia is that they are much sweeter (some up to 300 times) than natural sugar. With this in mind studies have also shown that using these sweeteners can actually cause you to want to eat more sweets - not what you want when trying to lose weight.
These sweeteners are popping up in all different processed foods from diet soda to cookies which are not the best choices for weight loss. Whole foods, which don't contain any added sweeteners are what you should be choosing instead. I recommend that if you need to eat something sweet grab some fruit first, but if the chocolate is calling your name skip the fake stuff and enjoy a small portion of the real thing.
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