Are There Any Safe Artifical Sweeteners?

There are many kinds of artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes out there. Saccharin, also known as Sweet’N Low or Sugar Twin, was the first to be use. Then there is also aspartame, NutraSweet Equal, Acesulfame-K, Sunsette, or Sweet One, and more recently Splenda. The sugar substitutes can be from 30 to 8,000 times sweeter than sucrose or regular sugar.

There is still an ADI (acceptable daily intake) of these artificial sweeteners. Many people use sugar substitutes for diets or to control their diabetes. People have to remember that the calories count, too. Just because something has an artificial sweetener in it does not mean that you can eat a lot more of it. Eating healthy is the most important part of any diet. According to the FDA, artificial sweeteners should be used in moderation. They help a diabetic have things they normally would not be allowed.

All in all artificial sweeteners are safe to use in moderation. The only exception to this is sspartame for people who have PKU (phenylketonuria). PKU is a rare genetic disease that is detected at birth by a mandatory screening. It is the scientific evolution of artificial sweeteners and the saccharin scare of the 1970s people began to worry about artificial sweeteners. When it was proven saccharin was not as bad as people believed the warning was taken off the labels. Artificial sweeteners will be used by food manufacturers, dieters or diabetics. It is important to be aware of how much artificial sweeteners are allowed. Each one has a specific amount allotted. It is important to remember to eat healthy and exercise. If you use artificial sweeteners in moderation they are perfectly healthy.