Can sugar substitutes help you lose weight?

Original title: Can sugar substitutes help you lose weight? Can sugar substitutes be eaten openly?

Nowadays, driven by the concept of healthy eating, sugar-free foods, low-sugar beverages and other sugar substitutes are deeply loved by "sweet lovers"

Sugar substitutes, also known as sweeteners, are a class of substances that can sweeten food and belong to food additives

Sugar substitute is not sugar, why does it taste sweet? Humans perceive sweetness because sweet substances chemically react with sweet receptors on the taste buds of the tongue, which send signals to the brain so that we perceive sweetness

Can sugar substitutes control sugar intake?

Almost all the decomposition products of non-nutritive sweeteners in the human body do not contain glucose and do not directly participate in the secretion of insulin, so theoretically, non-nutritive sweeteners will not cause blood sugar to rise.

Are sugar substitutes safe for humans?

The impact of sugar substitutes on the human body is multi-faceted.

First, regular consumption of sugar substitutes will affect hormone secretion in the body

Second, the study found that some sugar substitutes may cause intestinal flora disturbance

Third, sugar substitutes may be associated with an increased risk of cancer and death

Can sugar substitutes be eaten openly?

Sugar substitute does not mean sugar-free and cannot be eaten without restraint

How to choose sugar substitutes

Aspartame is digested by the human body and will eventually be converted into phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methanol.

Diabetic patients can choose some natural non-nutritive sugar substitutes, such as stevia, mogroside, etc.

All in all, eating sweet foods can soothe your mood, make you feel good, and boost your sense of well-being

Text: Zhong Xu, Wang Weiqing, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University

Editor: Yang Zhenyu Liu Yang

Proofreading: Ma Yang

Review: Xu Bingnan and Yan Yan

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