Everyone knows from the childhood that sugar is harmful - it spoils teeth, a figure and can cause the appearance of diabetes. To help come less calorie sweeteners.
Sweeteners and sweeteners
Sugar substitutes can be both natural and synthetic. Natural sweeteners include: fructose , sorbitol, stevia and xylitol. Outwardly, they look like sugar, they contain a certain amount of calories. These sweeteners are absorbed by the body and give it energy.
There is a large number of synthetic sweeteners: saccharin, cyclamate, sucrasite, aspartame and acesulfame potassium. They have no energy value and are not absorbed by the body. With excessive use, these sweeteners are harmful to humans.
Harm and benefit of sweeteners
Natural sweeteners bring benefits to the body. The most natural sweetener is fructose. It is obtained from fruit, berries, honey and flower nectar. It contains fewer calories than sucrose, and is sweeter than it 1.7 times. Fructose splits and removes alcohol from the blood. But frequent use of this sugar substitute in large quantities can lead to the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. The remaining natural sweeteners are no less useful for the human body.
As for synthetic sweeteners. The most common among them is saccharin, which is sweeter than sugar 300 times. Such a product is not completely absorbed by the body. A carcinogenic substance in its composition can lead to cholelithiasis.
The most dangerous and at the same time often used sweetener is aspartame, used in confectionery and sweet drinks. When heated to only 30 degrees - this sweetener decomposes into carcinogens, in the row of which is also formaldehyde.