The truth about artificial sweeteners – Are they good for diabetics?

Artificial sweeteners are thought to be beneficial for diabetics or obese where refined sugar can be a problem. These low-calorie sweeteners are seemingly safe to use, provide sweetness without calories, and provide a choice of sweet foods to those who otherwise cannot partake them (refined sugars)....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Purohit, Vikas, Mishra, Sundeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Le Voyageur Temp
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2018.01.020
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Sumario:Artificial sweeteners are thought to be beneficial for diabetics or obese where refined sugar can be a problem. These low-calorie sweeteners are seemingly safe to use, provide sweetness without calories, and provide a choice of sweet foods to those who otherwise cannot partake them (refined sugars). However, while artificial sweeteners may indeed restrict calories most of them have no beneficial effects on control of diabetes mellitus; rather possibly increase its risk. Additionally, there could be some other safety concerns possibly risk of cancer.

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