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"This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised that “non-sugar
sweeteners should not be used as a means of achieving weight control or
reducing the risk of noncommunicable diseases” such as diabetes and heart
disease.
Artificial sweeteners are either natural compounds or synthesised compounds
that taste sweet like sugar – and are are up to 400 times sweeter by weight –
but provide no or negligible energy. As a comparison, sugar has 17kj (or four
calories) per gram, so one teaspoon of sugar would have 85 kilojoules.
Several types of artificial sweeteners are used in Australia. Some are
synthetic, others are extracted from foods such as monk fruit and the stevia
plant.
So, what do the new WHO guidelines mean for people who have switched to
artificial sweeteners for health reasons? Should they just go back to sugar?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
