Sugar-Free Products Might Actually Stop Us From Getting Slimmer

[DamianTV]

https://science.slashdot.org/story/1...etting-slimmer

Nutritionists suspected that artificial sweeteners weren't really helping people lose weight, according to a new article submitted by schwit1. Now there's hints of proof in a new aspartame study by the Massachusetts General Hospital.

"We found that aspartame blocks a gut enzyme called intestinal alkaline phosphatase," explains Professor Hodin. IAP is produced in the small intestine. "We previously showed [this enzyme] can prevent obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome [a disease characterized by a combination of obesity, high blood pressure, a metabolic disorder and insulin resistance]. So, we think that aspartame might not work because, even as it is substituting for sugar, it blocks the beneficial aspects of IAP...."

The researchers confirmed their suspicions via a variety of tests on mice. In one case, they fed IAP directly to mice, who were also on a high-fat diet. It turned out that the IAP could effectively prevent the emergence of the metabolic syndrome. It also helped relieve symptoms in animals that were already suffering from the obesity-related illness.

[Zippyjuan]

Another argument made against them is that they give the body the message via taste that sugar is coming but the gut is unable to find the sugar so the desire for sweet is not satisfied so the body craves more food- causing you to eat more.

The issue is how much do you consume of sugars- natural or fake. Too much of either is not going to be good for you. In this study, mice were given the equivalent of a human consuming three and a half cans of aspartame sodas a day- more than people should be drinking. http://www.dw.com/en/sugar-free-prod...mer/a-36504096

In the IAP study (a separate study) mice had the aspartame injected directly into their intestines. In humans, aspartame is broken down in the stomach and most of it does not reach the intestines intact. (they don't say what the dosage on that study was).

The researchers confirmed their suspicions via a variety of tests on mice. In one case, they fed IAP directly to mice, who were also on a high-fat diet. It turned out that the IAP could effectively prevent the emergence of the metabolic syndrome. It also helped relieve symptoms in animals that were already suffering from the obesity-related illness.

The researchers then showed that the activity of IAP was reduced when an aspartame solution was injected directly into the small intestine. When this was done with a sugary or salty solution, the function of IAP remained active.

[tod evans]

I've never intentionally consumed fake sugar in my life.

Never ordered a "diet" anything.

[Suzanimal]

I've never intentionally consumed fake sugar in my life.

Never ordered a "diet" anything.

I have and immediately regretted it. I can taste that stuff. I tried to use it in sweet tea. *gag* It's best to just not eat as much of something good than eat that crap. It also gives me a headache.

[phill4paul]

I've never intentionally consumed fake sugar in my life.

Never ordered a "diet" anything.

Yup.

I do order from the "On the light side" menu at the fish-camp. I don't see how anyone's stomach could fit the regular sized portion.

[Zippyjuan]

Fake sugars are an excuse to continue to eat crappy foods and tell yourself they are now somehow "good" for you.

If you are eating too many sugars, eating a ton of fake sugar isn't going to make you much healthier.

[donnay]

Flash back:

Artificial Sweeteners Cause Greater Weight Gain than Sugar, Yet Another Study Reveals
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...e-dangers.aspx

How Artificial Sweeteners Confuse Your Body into Storing Fat and Inducing Diabetes
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...fuse-body.aspx

Gain weight by “going diet?” Artificial sweeteners and the neurobiology of sugar cravings
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/

The Unbiased Truth About Artificial Sweeteners
https://chriskresser.com/the-unbiase...al-sweeteners/

[Mike4Freedom]

No $#@!