Popular Artificial Sweetener May Increase Insulin Levels, Research Shows

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Popular Artificial Sweetener May Increase Insulin Levels, Research Shows

A new study suggests that a widely used sugar substitute, found in diet drinks, chewing gum, and low-sugar yogurt, may elevate insulin levels, potentially increasing long-term risk of heart problems. “Artificial sweeteners have penetrated almost all kinds of food, so we have to know the long-term health impact,” stated senior author Yihai Cao, who studies chronic diseases related to blood vessel disorders at Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Aspar…

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Aspartame was discovered by serendipity in 1965 by James M. Schlatter, who was investigating a drug against ulcers. When the product was spilled into his hand he licked a finger and discovered its intense sweet taste. It is a white, crystalline, odorless powder derived from two amino acids: phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar and is usually used as a table sweetener or in frozen desserts, gelatins, b…

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Those who pay attention to their weight, but do not want to give up sweet drinks or foods, often resort to artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, erythritol or stevia. In the meantime, however, it has been shown more and more that these sugar substitutes also have a negative effect on their health. Researchers from China have now investigated how the consumption of the sweetener aspartame affects the blood vessels – with results that give caus…

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Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that the consumption of this sugar substitute can increase insulin levels and favor the accumulation of lipids in the arteries, which increases the risk of heart attacks or strokes. The study arose when the lead author, Yihai Cao, observed one of his students drinking a ‘light’ soda. “I told him, ‘Why don’t you investigate that?’,” recalls Cao, an expert on chronic diseases related to vascu…

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Researchers from China and Europe have revealed that aspartame contributes to the development of atherosclerosis and other vascular diseases, noting that it enters into the production of insulin and enhances the development of inflammatory foci in the walls of blood vessels. The journal

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Common Artificial Sweetener In Diet Sodas May Raise Risk Of Heart Attacks, Strokes - Health Journal Online

Are you considering sugar substitutes as a safer alternative to sugar? Think again. Recent research has found that a common artificial sweetener used in diet sodas and other zero-sugar food items may actually increase your risk of heart attacks and strokes. In a recent study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers evaluated mice fed aspartame, a common sugar substitute, for 12 weeks and compared them with mice without a sweetener-i…