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Posted 9/17/2014 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/study-suggests-sweeteners-could-contribute-to-obesity-and-diabetes/2014/09/17/c3c04ea6-3dc2-11e4-b03f-de718edeb92f_story.html?hpid=z1

In a series of experiments, researchers found that several of the most widely used types of non-calorie sweeteners in food and drinks — saccharin, sucralose and aspartame — caused mice to experience increased risk of glucose intolerance, a condition that can lead to diabetes.

“We are talking about very dramatic increases,” said one of the study’s co-authors, Eran Segal, a computational biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel...

the researchers analyzed nearly 400 people and found that the gut bacteria of those who used artificial sweeteners was noticeably different from people who did not.
Posted 9/18/2014 10:59 AM (GMT 0)
Stevia appears to be one sweetener that might be relatively safe (at least until new research proves otherwise lol). It doesn't cause glucose intolerance like the artificial sweeteners and actually lowers blood sugar.

www.lef.org/magazine/mag2014/feb2014_Sweet-As-Sugar-Health-Benefits-Of-Stevia-And-Xylitol_01.htm?source=search&key=stevia

Studies have evaluated the effects of stevioside on animal models of both type I and type II diabetes: elevated blood glucose levels were lowered, and less insulin medication was needed for the same effect. This research clearly demonstrates that stevia has the ability to increase cellular insulin sensitivity and help reverse insulin resistance.
Posted 9/18/2014 1:30 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the articles. The liquid stevia I use has erythritol which is another artificial sweetener. Supposedly, neither one of these should raise blood sugar. Two other artificial liquid sweeteners I have in the pantry are monk fruit extract, and agave syrup extract paired with stevia.

Of course, for me the bottom line is now how my blood sugar is affected.
Posted 9/19/2014 1:08 AM (GMT 0)
Lanie, what is erythritol? and what sweetner is it in. where do i get it I need to get off what i am using now . I tried straight stevia and did not like the aftertaste.but I can adapt i guess. Just takes a little time getting used to it after years of sweet and low plus others. Oh and good news blood sugar finally comming down was 148 this am fasting and am ue to take it in a few to se if I am geting better. Thanks for all your help as well as everyone here in the rom.
keep them #'s down and walk well.
Posted 9/19/2014 1:58 AM (GMT 0)
Hi again. As far as I know, erythritol is normally combined with other sweeteners. For example, the liquid stevia I buy (which is a store brand) has erythritol listed as the first ingredient - which means to me that there's more of it than the stevia.

Check the ingredients of these artificial sweeteners and you might find it in some of them. Here is some information I found about it:

lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/products/p/erythritol.htm
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