Artificial Sweeteners and Gaining Weight

Obesity contributes to over 300, 000 deaths a year in the U.S.  75 million people go on a diet every year and yet 81% of people in the U.S. are still overweight.  More than ever we have more diet products available to help us lose weight. And now some products are being put to the test.

"A Purdue University study found that artificial sweeteners might actually foster weight gain by confusing the body in a way that makes it harder to burn calories...in other words:

When humans prepare to eat, their metabolism revs up and body temperature rises. (The Purdue study found that the rats used saccharin but this applies to all artificial sweeteners). The rats had a smaller rise in body temperature after eating a sweet, high-calorie meal because their bodies were expecting fewer calories. Researchers said they think this response led to overeating and made it harder to burn off sweet-tasting calories."

The bottom line is that we need to get back to the basics. Eat real unprocessed foods, whole grain foods, and more fresh fruits and vegetables. And you can try a truly natural sweetener called stevia. It's made from Mother Nature and not a chemical source. It supposedly does not cause the same response as artificial sweeteners.

What about sweets and carbs, don't they make you fat?  Let's eat those in moderation like I've been saying in the last 142 blogs.