Artificial sweeteners without calories ‘mislead’ to the body
Prepared for glucose sweetness, metabolism is lacking with the other substances
This mismatch can be the cause of heart problems, hypertension or overweight
Emilio de Benito Madrid 11 Jul 2013 - 13:44 CET103
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Artificial sweeteners, especially in drinks, are the sought remedy- and sold- to lose weight.But a growing number of studies, especially Americans, suggest that they are not so healthy either.It is true that they do not provide calories such as glucose, but their excessive consumption can lead to problems of metabolism, cardiac, hypertension or even for a rebound effect of weight gain, says Susan Swithers, professor of human behavior and eating habits at the University ofPurdueBut Swithers goes further, and in an article published in a magazine in the Cell Press group gives an explanation: the organism is misleading with the taste and metabolism is mismatched.
The work, done in animals, points to a curious explanation: the intake of sweeteners- artificial something- unleashes in the body the answer that would be adequate when it takes sugar- natural.This implies insulin production and all other metabolic processes.What happens is that these hormones find that they have nothing to act, which is a metabolic imbalance.In addition, when a real sugar intake arrives, the organism, cuared by the previous experiences, does not believe it, and does not react.
Although it is a previous job, Swithers's first objective is fulfilled.Part of the adverse effects of consumption (always in large quantities) of sweeteners were attributed to the individual himself."As I don't take sugar, I can eat this hamburger," Swithers exemplifies.But, logically, this does not happen in animals.
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"The health concern of these non -caloric sweeteners is something that many people do not want to admit," says Swithers on the University's website."Especially because these products are taken more and more.""There is great pressure from the public sector to find solutions that counteract the increase in obesity and chronic diseases, and there is a lot of money and business in play for the food industry that develops and promotes these products," he adds.“Drinks are becoming a key issue in health policy, and more as governments implement taxes to avoid the consumption of sugary drinks, but most of these measures exclude drinks with other sweeteners because they are considered healthy.When making political decisions, it is more important than ever to take into account what science says. ”