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Artificial sweeteners - worse than sugar?

2022/8/25
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Jonathan Wolf和Dr. Sarah Berry讨论了人工甜味剂的广泛应用、与天然糖的比较以及对健康的潜在影响。他们探讨了各种人工甜味剂（如阿斯巴甜、安赛蜜、糖精和三氯蔗糖）的特性、代谢方式以及对血糖控制、体重和肠道菌群的影响。他们还分析了相关研究结果，指出目前尚无充分证据表明人工甜味剂会增加癌症风险，但一些研究表明某些人工甜味剂可能损害血糖控制。他们认为，虽然人工甜味剂并非健康食品，但在减少糖摄入量方面，它们可能比含糖饮料更健康。 Jonathan Wolf和Dr. Sarah Berry详细阐述了人工甜味剂的发现历史、不同种类以及在食品和饮料中的应用。他们指出，许多人工甜味剂隐藏在日常食品中，消费者可能并未意识到。他们还讨论了人工甜味剂的两个主要优点：减少卡路里摄入和改善血糖控制。然而，他们也强调了人工甜味剂的潜在风险，包括可能损害血糖控制、改变肠道菌群以及增加对甜食的渴望。他们还指出，长期以来，将人工甜味剂作为糖的替代品以降低肥胖率的策略并未取得成功，这可能与人工甜味剂对肠道菌群的影响以及人们对甜味的需求有关。

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The podcast discusses the prevalence and history of artificial sweeteners, their discovery, and their widespread use in various foods and drinks.

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Artificial sweeteners are everywhere. Not only in diet soft drinks but in many foods that you wouldn’t expect. You’ve probably eaten some today without realising.

Sweeteners have been around for over a hundred years yet remain the subject of much debate. It's hard to know how they stack up next to the alternatives.

In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Sarah ask: are artificial sweeteners worse than sugar?

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Studies referenced in the episode:

  • Stevia Leaf to Stevia Sweetener: Exploring Its Science, Benefits, and Future Potential from The Journal of Nutrition here)

  • Chronic Intake of Commercial Sweeteners Induces Changes in Feeding Behavior and Signaling Pathways Related to the Control of Appetite in BALB/c Mice from Biomed Res Int  here)

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