Artificial Sweeteners Make You Crave More Sweets: 8 Nonnutritive Sweeteners For Children To Avoid
Has your child ever had a no sugar, zero calorie food or drink that was sweetened with an artificial sweetener? As parents we think we are doing the right thing by cutting down on their sugar intake, but some studies suggest links between nonnutritive sweetener (i.e., artificial sweetener) use and changes in appetite and taste preferences, as well as in the gut microbiome, which may affect blood sugar levels and lead to metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, diabetes, and weight gain. Artificial sweeteners are 180 to 20,000 times sweeter than sugar so they can possibly alter the consumer’s taste buds to have a higher tolerance for sweetness and thus crave sweeter and sweeter foods and drinks over time. Fortunately, One study suggests that taste buds can be reset if the...
