No reason to believe that light sound makes you sick

Since obesity and obesity are growing more and more, it is important to know if substituting sugar with intense sweeteners can help people maintain a healthy weight, or the opposite .

"The results of the best articles we found suggest that people who substitute sugar in foods and beverages with intense sweeteners will have less energy (fewer calories), which is positive to maintain The summary research does not support the claim that mild brittlness makes you sick, says Trine Husøy, principal investigator at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Common soda contains about 55 grams of sugar in each pint.This corresponds to 18 sugar bites.This amount of sugar will provide the body with 935 k / 200 kcal of energy, which we commonly call 200 calories.For example, a pint of sweet soda gives about 10 to 15% of the energy that many women and adolescents need for a full day.

Lettuce does not contain sugar or other nutrients containing calo Therefore, if you want to drink soda, a slight break gives much less energy (fewer calories) than a sugary soft drink.

Still believe that intense sweeteners are safe

The consumption of sweeteners in the Norwegian population has been evaluated several times. Even people who drink a lot of light brown light sauce do not get more intense sweeteners than the Norwegian and European authorities consider safe.

Trine Husøy nevertheless considers that it is important to emphasize that water is the best drizzle

. Do we have good water from the jump. The water is free, does not contain calories and adds to the body what it needs liquid. The water is in addition better for the teeth than any type of soda, she says

What is the origin of the claims?

On the Internet and in the media, there are many opinions about the possible harmful effects of intense sweeteners in foods and beverages. Claims that intense sweeteners can lead to weight gain appear to stem from important US studies. Researchers have found that people who drink a lot of brittle light have a higher average weight than those who do not drink lightly. However, researchers can not answer if the light noise is the reason for the higher weight. It may also be the opposite – that people with weight problems choose to drink more minds. In addition, researchers at the origin of these studies fail to calculate the amount of intense sweeteners that participants received through food and beverages.

Little Weak Research

When there are polarized opinions about a health problem, also for researchers, does this affect the search results chosen to trust and how they are interpreted. Researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the Scientific Committee on Food and the Environment have therefore applied systematic and verifiable methods for collecting all scientific articles on sweeteners and published weights. during the last ten years

. the effect on weight and appetite. In less than half of them (14 out of 40), the authors explained how they had chosen the studies that they had included in the journal articles. While the authors of some of the review articles had tried to find all the relevant studies, other authors had only included the results of a few studies.

Presenting only results that support an established theory, rather than bringing those who support the theory, and those who do not, are considered cherry picking in the world of research. This can be conscious or unconscious by researchers. Nevertheless, the conclusions drawn in these review articles will be incomplete.

For it to be possible to say something about the contexts and probable causes, it is necessary to systematically examine all available research. That's to say, try to find all the research that can shed light on the issue, not just studies that are easy to find or that have sensational results. It is also important to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the studies. Only three of the 40 survey articles found by scientists followed good research methods for a systematic survey.

Thin intense sweeteners?

For example, if you replace the sweet drink with a brittle light, your energy consumption will be immediately lower. However, the research report has shown that few studies have examined how foods and beverages with intense sweeteners affect the weight in the long run, that is, after several months and years. Over time, most people will compensate for eating or drinking more than anything else, since the body adjusts the appetite to keep the weight relatively stable. The most important factor for body weight is the amount of energy we receive from food and drinks, depending on the amount of energy that the body uses. If you consume less energy than your body, the weight decreases, while the opposite occurs if you consume more energy than your body.

Someone may find that the choice of a slight brittleness can give a better conscience and justify eating for example extra chocolate or an extra piece of cake. Then the energy you eat can be as high or even higher. That light products can give the "good conscience" to eat more than something unhealthy is a theory found in the review articles, but few have looked for it.

Theories to Deepen

In the articles articles, the authors present more theories about how intense sweeteners can potentially lead to obesity. Two common theories are:

• Intense sweeteners interfere with the regulation of appetite so we eat too much.

• Intense sweeteners alter the composition of bacteria in the intestine, and this change can lead to obesity. search for these theories. Some studies illustrate theories, but they are usually short-lived. Further research on these theories can tell us more about how the body works. However, until several good studies have been completed, there is no reason to believe that these theories are correct or that intense sweeteners are leading to obesity.