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Medical Xpress: WHO urges to stop sugar substitutes for weight loss

May 19, 2023

The World Health Organization is urging people to stop eating sugar substitutes completely.

Studies show that such weight management tools are hazardous to health. Such conclusions followed from studies that showed that sweeteners do not reduce weight in any way, but increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

In addition, adherents of sugar substitutes can eventually become a victim of cardiovascular diseases, and all because the substances in the composition of sweeteners have a cumulative effect and maliciously play with insulin.

Among them are such names as aspartame, advantame, cyclamates, neotame, saccharin, sucralose and even stevia.

In particular, it is necessary to fence off children, people with chronic health problems from sugar substitutes. It is better to give preference to natural sugars that are found in fruits.

If we are talking about table sugar, then you just need to observe the amount. The same applies to food products that we are used to buying in the store. Writes about it Lenta.ru with reference to Medical Xpress.

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