Dangers Of Artificial Sweeteners

How you react to certain foods is largely dependant on your genetic makeup, however in general you are most likely to experience health problems with man made foods.

The most common of these are artificial sweeteners, which are often used as a sugar substitute.

Here is a list of the most common causes of food allergies, food intolerance and the health problems they can cause.

Wheat And Dairy Products

Wheat and dairy products are a major cause of food allergies. Wheat intolerance in particular is extremely common.

Wheat and diary are very rich in sedatives called exorphins, and can cause you to feel tired or fall asleep after eating them.

Some of the symptoms of dairy and wheat intolerance include arthritis, asthma and migraines. These symptoms usually appear in later years of life, when adaptation to the food starts to break down.

Wheat is found in bread, piazza, pasta, pastry, muffins, cookies, ice cream, instant coffee and soy sauce. So if you have an allergy to wheat it can be very difficult to avoid.

Nightshades

The so called “deadly nightshade family” includes foods such as tomatoes, chillies, potatoes and tobacco.

Foods in the nightshade family can cause many symptoms including skin rashes, eczema and arthritis.

Natural Sweeteners

The body has compensation mechanisms to deal with natural sweeteners like sugar. One of these compensation mechanisms is insulin, which helps to lower blood glucose levels.

However the insulin response usually overcompensates, lowering the blood sugar too much, thereby making future cravings for sugar worse.

High Fructose Corn Syrup

High fructose corn syrup causes damage to the liver and does not activate blood sugar compensation mechanisms. It is also extremely addictive and strongly linked with obesity.

In the USA high fructose corn syrup is used in soft drinks such as Coca Cola and Pepsi. If you have seen the film Super Size Me, it is probably why the person experienced liver damage. However in Canada and Mexico regular sugar is used in soft drinks instead.

Super Size Me The Film

Sucralose (Splenda)

Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that was discovered by accident during research on pesticides. Someone was told to “test” the sample, but heard “taste it” and found it to be very sweet.

Only 2 studies were done to test the safety of sucralose with 35 people, 12 of whom actually took any sucralose and did so for only for 4-5 days.

For more information on the dangers of Splenda and the side effects of sucralose see these articles.

Dangers Of Sucralose
Side Effects Of Splenda

Dr. Mercola On History Of Splenda

Aspartame

Aspartame is another artificial sweetener and commonly used as a low calorie sugar substitute. It is a brain excitotoxin that over stimulates the brain and damages neurons.

Aspartame can cause over 90 different symptoms including brain cancer. This article discusses “aspartame sweeteners and aspartame dangers“.

Aspartame is commonly found in soft drinks, especially diet products such as Diet Coke. It can also be found in chewing gum and potato chips.

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