What They Don’t Tell You About Artificial Sweeteners

If you’ve reached the point that you pack on pounds simply by looking at a case of freshly baked pastries, you may have a sugar addiction. (Why are you in that bakery in the first place)? If that’s the case, you may be thinking about switching to artificial sweeteners—for home baking, to sweeten your coffee, in bottled drinks. It’s the best of all possible worlds, right? You get the sweet taste you crave without the fattening calories. But buyer beware. If it sounds too good to be true, there’s a good chance that it is. Today, 41 percent of adults (and 25 percent of children) in the US consume artificial sweeteners―not only to lose weight but because they think these sugar substitutes are a healthier choice. But these products don’t come with the warnings they should. The labels fail to mention that they may actually contribute to weight gain and that they could put you at increased risk for chronic disease. Read more…