Do Artificial Sweeteners (splenda, aspartame, etc) Make You Fat?
Natural Alternatives Including Stevia by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer Hey there, it’s Mike again from TruthAboutAbs.com & Busy Man Fitness .com with your latest Lean-Body Secrets Ezine. I wanted to talk about artificial sweeteners today because I’ve noticed that there’s a lot of confusion and misconceptions revolving around these non-caloric sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners and the huge list of products sweetened with them are marketed to you relentlessly as “healthy foods” or “healthier” than sugar or corn syrup sweetened products. But are they really? Just to clarify, some of the most popular artificial sweeteners on the market today are: • Splenda (sucralose) • Aspartame • Saccharine • Acesulfame Potassium (aka – acesulfame K) These artificial sweeteners are used in abundance in almost every “diet” drink, “lite” yogurts, puddings, and ice creams, most “low-carb” products, and almost all “reduced-sugar” products. Heck, even most protein powd