Well for a long time now they have said that aspertame is not good for you. Now that is in a lot of sweeteners like sweet and low whereas a product like Splenda is all natural and I haven't been made aware of bad effects from it.
Natural sweeteners include corn sweeteners, sucrose processed from cane and beet sugars, or fructose
Natural Sweeteners: * Agave Nectar * Stevia * Honey Artificial Sweeteners: (Warning: These may have serious side effects and have been linked to brain damage.) * Aspartame * Saccharin * Sucralose
A variety of natural sweeteners are available at the Vitamin Shoppe website for a range of different prices. They also offer free delivery on items bought over $25. Natural sweeteners are also available from ebay, just type in natural sweeteners and results should appear. Also most supermarkets will sell a range of natural sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners can have numerous effects on the human body. Effects varies from person to person and the amount or type of artificial sweetener consumed. For example a person with fibromyalgia (constant inflammation of all connective tissue) cannot have certain artificial sweeteners as they will cause a flare up (immediate onset of extreme pain in the muscles/connective tissue, especially the back muscles). In mice, high amounts of artificial sweeteners cause death.
Other than artificial sweeteners (which are disgusting and bad for your body) good sugar substitutions are natural honey and natural molassess.
There are many sweeteners on the market today but you definitely want a natural one without all the additives and chemicals. I have heard Splenda to be a great one.
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The Florida's natural fruit stiks contain 90% real juice and fruit. This not only means it's all natural, but means that there are less artificial sugars and sweeteners in it.
anadamide (ananda is sanskrit for "bliss).
I am not really sure of any recipes which are good to use. But, you can consider simple subsittutes, such as sweeteners rather than sugar, and natural sweeteners like honey.
They can cause obesity, dental cavities and are non nutritious.
Slightly, there's decent evidence suggesting that the artificial sweeteners don't interact the same way as natural sugars, even to the point of fuelling your appetite.