Real Sugar-vs-Artifical Sugar

Hi hope, i'm just confused on this subject. Because i have heard it many times-from people who say that their dieticians have told them this...that real sugar is better for us then the artifical, they say the artificial sugars are just bad. I have tried different artifical sweetners-i do like the taste of splenda-i haven't tried the one you mentioned yet, but i'm sure it is good! I just worry about all the stuff they say is so bad about them. Otherwise i would use the artifical sweetner in a heartbeat if i felt that is was safe enough. I wish i knew more about them!

 

 

 

My response to this issue of sweeteners would be thus: I/we have used 'Sweet & Low' for maybe 6 to 7 years now with no realized problems. I survived a serious H-A in 2003 and my hubby, adult son and myself all accepted a life-style change 'immediately' after. Apparently, our former diet was a big culprit of the former weight problems.

All three of us lost between 30 to 35 pounds each within the first year of our altered life-style habits.

I recall asking my cardiologist about artificial sweeteners we'd began to use and if they were a dangerous substitute for the real thing. I was told not to worry unless like thirty or more packages were eaten each day. Like so many things we hear about the resulting problems are hype or over-blown. Anyway, Sweet & Low is used daily in our home; prolly eight to ten packages for me.

As for wanting more and more? I certainly like to eat but my weight has remained about the same (134 lbs./ 5'6") for all of these past H-A years. I love the fact that I enjoy sweet stuff without being absorbed with the 'sugar' fears. Oh, I should mention that even though my cholesterol is fine, I do watch triglycerides. The phoney sweeteners along with my statins seem to keep all in check.

I eat lots of food but eat well; cereal-grains, fiber, steamed veggies ..love the new frozen *Steamers, soups, fruits, safe homemade desserts; *small meat intake other than salmon & chicken or turkey sausage.

May not be the answer for everyone but sure works in our lives.

Hi SherOnTheLake, I'm am sure glad to hear this, b/c it has been on my mind for quit some time. I have been wanting to switch to the artifical sugar, but have just been afraid to. But i think i can surely keep it under 30 packs a day. I wonder if Splenda would be the same as sweet and low? I really like Splenda. Oh yeah..those new steamers are delicious..just pop them into the microwave a few minutes and baw-la, now that i can do! Thank you for that info.