Aspartame, Stevia and other sweeteners do not have the slimming effect promised in the advertisements. Instead of promoting weight loss, they are associated with an increased risk of gaining weight and having long-term obesity.
One in five French people consume aspartame-based products at least once a week. Across the Atlantic, the trend is even more marked: 30% of the population absorbs it every day.
The flagship argument of these products: limit sugar intake, and therefore weight gain. But nothing in the scientific literature seems to confirm this claim. It is even the reverse.
False promises
Contrary to the promises posted on the labels of products that contain them, sweeteners do not help with weight loss. It would even be the opposite, according to a recent study published by Obesity Facts and a review of 37 studies of the scientific literature published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal : in the long term, “light” products promote weight gain. The longer the consumption lasts, the stronger this bond.
Purely marketing argument
The brands that market these kinds of drinks and products are playing on a scientifically proven fact: sugar makes you fat. By offering low-sugar sodas, they induce consumers to think that it is necessarily good for their health.
However, it is not because a proposition is true that its converse is also true. In fact, sugar is replaced by sweeteners: aspartame, sucralose, or others, and the consumption of “low-fat products” is ultimately more important.
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Increased craving for sugar
Another hypothesis put forward by researchers: sweeteners increase the feeling of hunger. The consumer would therefore want more sugar or fat when consuming “light” drinks. He would nibble more.
The microbiota, or the intestinal flora, would also be disturbed by these sodas. Consequence: diabetes would be favored and appear more easily than with normal sugar consumption.
And the deleterious effects of sweeteners don’t end there. The review of the literature also highlights a link with metabolic disorders. For each daily serving, the relative risk of diabetes increases by 3%.
Moral: Take a good look at the labels, as some sweeteners do not appear under their real names.
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