Studies compared with raats that ate yogurt sweetened with glucose (a simple sugar), rats that ate yogurt sweetened with the zero-calorie artificial sweetener saccharin:
Consumed more calories (and didn't make up for it by cutting back later) Gained more weight Put on more body fat
It's thought that consuming artificial sweeteners breaks the connection between a sweet sensation and a high-calorie food, thereby changing your body's ability to regulate intake.
Researchers also measured the rats? core body temperatures, which typically rise after eating. However, after eating a sweet, high-calorie meal, rats that ate saccharin had a lower rise in body temperature than rats that ate glucose.
Researchers believe that this response led the rats to overeat, and made it harder to burn off the calories later.
They concluded that consuming foods sweetened with saccharin would lead to greater weight gain and body fat than eating the same foods sweetened with sugar.
Researchers believe that consuming other artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, and acesulfame K would have similar effects. (start reading labels)
The evidence just keeps pouring in that consuming artificial sweeteners will likely wreak havoc on your body by impairing your ability to regulate your appetite naturally.
The belief that eating artificially sweetened foods and drinking artificially sweetened beverages will help you to lose weight is a carefully orchestrated deception. So if you are still opting for diet choices for this reason, you are being sorely misled.
In reality, these diet foods and drinks ruin your body's ability to count calories, thus boosting your inclination to overindulge. Unfortunately, most public health agencies and nutritionists in the United States recommend these toxic artificial sweeteners as an acceptable alternative to sugar, which is at best confusing and at worst harming the health of those who take their misguided advice.
Consider what the research says:
Diet sodas may double your risk of obesity Artificial sweeteners can stimulate your appetite, increase carbohydrate cravings, and stimulate fat storage and weight gain
Yet, gaining weight is only one of the side effects of consuming these man-made chemical sweeteners.
Frozen Desserts
Some artificial sweeteners do not bear up well under heat, so they are not a good choice for baked desserts - but they are the ideal choice for no-cook and frozen desserts that need sweetening. Here are three recipes for frozen desserts using artificial sweeteners that your family will love.
Strawberry Smoothie
10-12 large frozen strawberries
1 ? cups of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 packet of artificial sweetener
Sugar free whipped cream (below)
Put all ingredients in the blender and whirl at medium-low until all ingredients are blended and strawberries are completely crushed. Pour into a dessert glass or milkshake glass and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream if desired. Eat with a spoon or sip through a straw and enjoy!
Vanilla Ice Milk
Gelatin adds body to this simple dessert for vanilla ice milk. Egg substitute means that you do not have to worry about raw eggs in the mix and the artificial sweetener reduces the calories and prevents the sugar spike that you'd get with a sugar-sweetened dessert.
2 ? cups cold skim or 1% milk
1 cup of nonfat dry milk
1 tsp unflavored gelatin
4 oz. egg substitute
5 teaspoons of artificial sweetener
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. lemon or almond extract
Pour skim milk into a small saucepan and sprinkle gelatin over the top. Allow gelatin to soften for a few minutes, and then stir mixture over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and cool quickly by placing saucepan into a bowl of ice water.
While milk is cooling, combine remaining ingredients in blender or food processor until well-blended. Add cooled milk-gelatin mixture and blend for a few seconds longer. Chill in refrigerator till very cold. When ready to freeze ice cream, blend mixture for a few seconds, then pour through a strainer into ice cream machine. Follow manufacturer's directions to freeze ice cream. Makes 1 quart of vanilla ice milk.
Sugar Free Whipped Cream
1 pint whipping cream
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
5-6 teaspoons of artificial sweetener to taste
Chill bowl and beaters in freezer before whipping cream.
Pour very cold whipping cream into chilled bowl.
Beat with chilled beaters until cream begins to thicken.
Slowly add artificial sweetener and vanilla while continuing to whip cream.
Continue to whip cream until stiff peaks form.
Candy Treats
want a sweet, crunchy, melt in your mouth treat to kill the craving for sugar? Try these sugar free meringues - they're quick and easy and very light in calories and crabs!
Sugar Free Meringues
2 egg whites
? teaspoon flavored extract (vanilla, strawberry, peppermint or other desired flavor)
? teaspoon cream of tartar
2-3 packets of artificial sweetener
Make sure that beaters and metal bowl are completely grease free. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar together in deep bowl on low speed until foamy. Once the eggs are foamy, add artificial sweetener and flavored extract and continue beating on medium until the mixture is fluffy. Switch to high speed and continue beating until egg whites form stiff peaks.
Drop egg white mixture by teaspoonfuls on a cookie sheet lined with brown paper or foil. Leave about ? inch between meringue drops. Bake at 300 degrees for ten minutes, or until meringues are lightly browned. Keep in an airtight container.
Sugar Free Key Lime Pie
Key lime pie is one of the staples of the Southern dessert menu - but it's so very high in sugar. Here's a sugar free alternative using artificial sweetener.
Filling:
1 packet unflavored gelatin
3 tablespoons of lime juice
? cup boiling water
9 packets of heat stable artificial sweetener
1 cup evaporated skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Juice of 1 ? limes
Green food coloring
For crust:
1 9-inch graham cracker crust
Lime zest
Thin lime slices for garnish
Sprinkle gelatin over lime juice in a small bowl and let soften for 1 minute. Add boiling water and sweetener to mixture and stir till gelatin is dissolved. Refrigerate until slightly thickened.
Put milk and vanilla in small deep bowl and freeze for 30 minutes. Remove from freezer and whip at high speed until stiff peaks form. Stir juice from fresh limes into whipped milk. Add two drops of green food coloring.
Blend gelatin mixture into whipped milk at low speed, or fold in gently. Spoon filling into crust and chill in refrigerator until firm. Garnish with lime slices and lime zest.
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