| | | | | |  |  | | | | | ::About sugars :: | | | | | |  | | Trick or tricky! | | | | Sugar is a tricky substance. It is good for the body because it boosts up the energy but it can lead to obesity if it is eaten in excess. Try to regulate all the sugar you eat daily, and remember that carbohydrates (bread, pasta, etc) become sugar once they are digested. | | | | | | | | Substitutes | | | | There are many substitutes for sugar, but there is no substitute for eating right. Try to substitute eating sugar based foods with fruit varieties. Try a fruit salad, instead of a fruit cake. Or slice fresh fruits and nuts and top them with low-fat yogurt. You'll be surprised at how well it satisfies your sweet tooth and how many unwanted calories and carbohydrates you will avoid. | | | | | | | | Saccharine | | | | Beware of Saccharine, is used as a sugar substitute, and it is know to be bad for your health. Use of this product may be hazardous to your health. Saccharin has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals. | | | | | | | | ::Accepted Substitutes :: | | | | | | | | Acesulfame Potassium | | | | First approved in 1988 as a tabletop sweetener, acesulfame potassium, also called Sunett, is now approved for products such as baked goods, frozen desserts, candies, and, most recently, beverages. More than 90 studies verify the sweetener's safety. | | | | | | | | Sucralose | | | | Also known by its trade name, Splenda, sucralose is 600 times sweeter than sugar. After reviewing more than 110 animal and human safety studies conducted over 20 years, FDA approved it in 1998 as a tabletop sweetener and for use in products such as baked goods, nonalcoholic beverages, chewing gum, frozen dairy desserts, fruit juices, and gelatins. Earlier this year, FDA amended its regulation to allow sucralose as a general-purpose sweetener for all foods |  | | | | | | | | |
