Sugar
Sugar is the common name for class related to sweetener chemicals, which are mostly used for food. They are carbohydrates, it consists of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Artificial sweeteners are a substitute for sugar produce through chemical process. Artificial sweeteners are consider to have a higher sweet taste than ordinary sweeteners or sugar.
starting from the many diseases that arise due to access sugar intake, artificial sweeteners are made as an alternative to sugar. Although it contains smaller calories, but this artificial sweetener also has the potential to cause adverse effects on health, especially if consumed in excess.
That because excessive intake of artificial sweeteners over time will turn off your appetite system. If this allowed, your body metabolism can be disrupted. When that happens, your insulin production is disrupted so you feel always hungry, even thought you have eaten a lot.
As dangerous as sugar, artificial sweeteners that are consumed too much can make your body excess in your stomach and waist circumference. This is what puts you at risk of obesity.
These side effects can build up over time and lead to more serious illnesses.
Metabolic syndrome is a health problem caused by disruption of there metabolic system. Metabolic syndrome generally makes a person experience height blood sugar, height blood pressure and height cholesterol. If left unchecked, the kidneys, heart of the liver and hormonal system will be disrupted. The risk of sudden stroke can be occur.
The more artificial sweeteners you consume, the higher the production of the hormone insulin in your body. The role of insulin itself is to convert sugar into energy. However, if it is excessive, your body will be resistant to insulin. If left unchecked, you will have diabetes.
These complications include hypertension, heart disease, blindness and even cancer.
Consumption of excess artificial sweeteners will interfere with the function of the heart to pump blood. In addition, it can also increase blood pressure and make the liver remove fat into the bloodstream. If left unchecked, you are at risk of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. In the end, you can have heart disease.
Many types of artificial sweeteners
There are several types of artificial sweeteners that are often used in food and beverage products:
Aspartame is commonly used as a sweetener in chewing gum, breakfast cereals, gelatin, and carbonated beverages. This artificial sweetener is 220 times sweeter than sugar. The content of aspartame consists of amino acids, aspartic acid, phenylalanine, as well as a little ethanol.
The sweetness produced by saccharin reaches 300-400 times stronger than sugar. The use of saccharin in one serving for processed foods should not exceed 30 mg. As for drinks, it should not be more than 4 mg / 10 ml of liquid.
Sucralose is produced from sucrose which has a sweet taste 600 times stronger than sugar. This ingredient is commonly used in baked or fried food products. The ideal daily consumption of sucralose is as much as 5 mg /kg of body weight.
This material is very stable in high temperatures and easily soluble, making it suitable for use in many food products. The recommended daily consumption limit for acesulfame potassium is 15 mg/kg of body weight.
This artificial sweetener is widely used in low-calorie foods. Chemically, it is almost the same as aspartame, but it tastes 40 times sweeter than aspartame. Compared with refined sugar, the sweetness rate of neotam is up to 8,000 times higher. Neotam can be consumed up to 18mg/kg of body weight in a day.
