Sugar substitutes are popular with the calorie-conscious or people who want to remove sugar from their diet. But choosing the right one can be dilemma because of potential dangers over their use. Based on recent research we want to dispel many myths over them.

Aspartame

Aspartame is marketed under the names of Equal and Nutrasweet and was approved in 1981. It is 200 times sweeter than Sugar. The early knock on aspartame was that it chemically change put in hot heat and this is true. Do not bake or use aspartame for cooking. But recent studies by the World Health Organization and FDA have found it safe to use if not pregnant. A 1996 study claimed that rise in brain tumors from 1981 to 1992 can be linked to aspartame, but a review of that study found that the rise in brain tumors began in 1973, and was primarily in people over 70, who did not have the highest intake of it.

Saccharin

Saccharin is marketed under the name Sweet’N Low. It is 300 times sweeter than sugar. Like aspartame, it is advised that pregnant women should not use it. Initially it was thought saccharin caused cancer because of test on rats. But it was determined how it caused cancer it rats did not apply to humans. Because of this finding saccharin was removed as a carcinogen and in 2001 was labeled as safe.

Sucralose

Sucralose is marketed under the name Splenda and is 600 times sweeter than sugar. Its approval in 2002 was not marked by controversy and it is marked as safe for pregnant women. Before approval it was subject to over 100 different studies over 20 years.

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