Fat and Sugar Substitutes: Nutritional Promise or Potential Disaster?.
Have you ever wondered whether that packet of Equal you put in your coffee is.
really healthy for you? Or have you ever wondered whether chips made with artificial fat.
helps cut back on fat and caloric intake? These are the questions that are on the minds of.
not only most consumers, but it is also a very important question amongst nutrition.
scientists and federal food regulators. In this paper, I am going to exhibit the advantages.
and disadvantages of fat and sugar substitutes. I am going to decide which side I take on.
the controversy of are they safe enough to use in a consumer's regular diet. .
People use sugar and fat substitutes for three main reasons: to help control their.
weight; to limit the symptoms or conditions of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and.
cancer, and also to prevent tooth decay. Although, the question of these products actually.
achieving these goals is disputed. .
There are many controversies on sugar substitutes. The oldest artificial sweetener.
on the market is saccharin, which was developed in 1900. The fake sugar, Cyclamate,.
was introduced in the 1950's, but by the 70's , there were claims that it increased the risk.
of cancer in animals, causing the FDA to ban its use in foods. In 1977, research.
suggested that saccharin caused bladder tumors in laboratory rats, in result the FDA.
required a warning label on all saccharin-containing foods. In 1981 the FDA approved.
the use of aspartame, but not very soon after its approval did its question of safety come.
about. Aspartame is already known to be a likely danger for those with PKU or.
Phenylketonuria, which is the inability to process phenylalanine, a component of.
aspartame. Therefore; products with aspartame must have a warning label on it for the.
sake of those with PKU. Depressed patients might also be adversely affected. A study.
had to be stopped because of severe mood changes in patients who had a history of.