What are sweeteners?
We know by sweetener or sugar substitutes, any natural or artificial substance that sweetens, that is, serves to give a sweet flavor to a food or product.
We can find:
Natural sweeteners: being sugar substitutes that are often promoted as healthier options than sugar or other sugar substitutes.
Honey, juices and fruit nectars, among others.
Artificial sweeteners are synthetic sugar substitutes, but they can be derived from natural substances, such as herbs or sugar itself. Artificial sweeteners are also known as intense sweeteners because they are usually much sweeter than sugar.
Sucralose (Splenda), saccharin, stevia, sorbitol.
Benefits of sweeteners
They can satisfy the desire for sweet things.
They can improve weight loss when used as part of a weight loss program.
It has beneficial effects on postprandial glucose and insulin in healthy and diabetic individuals.
They are not related to the appearance of cavities.
Harmful or unwanted effects
Its excessive use can damage the intestinal microbiota, causing alterations in our body in the short and long term.
Its excessive use and with specific sweeteners causes intestinal discomfort such as bloating, gas, and is accompanied by a laxative effect.
RECOMMENDATION AND REFLECTION:
Sweeteners can be beneficial at some specific time, with the precise amounts indicated by your Nutritionist.
But, at Cabanas Nutrition we recommend not sweetening foods and consuming them without processing or sweetening, adapting our palate to the flavor of the food, being healthier, more nutritious and in this way we also avoid undesirable effects that may be triggered.
We recommend:
Healthy lifestyles to improve our quality of life.
Consult a nutritionist dietician who will help:
Guide a healthy diet, with the necessary requirements based on your objectives.
Guide the use of the sweetener, whether natural or artificial, best suited to your objective or associated pathology, as well as show you the sufficient quantities and ways of using it to avoid risks or unwanted effects.
