If Sugar is Bad for You, are Sugar Substitutes Better Instead?
Sugar is not good for you and many people turn to sugar substitutes to satisfy their sweet tooth. But, are they really healthier than sugar? Or are there other things that are hidden beneath the surface of the "healthier" substitutes than what meets the eye. Take a look at these alternatives and find out which are the best and which you should avoid. SUCRALOSE is sold as splenda and can be used to replace sugar one-to-one. Sucralose, which is derived from sugar, is used to produce splenda that tastes like sugar. Sucralose is a sugar substitute that has no calories, but doesn't look, measure or behave like sugar. Sucralose is 60x sweeter than regular sugar, so less of it is required to achieve the same sweetness. Sucralose gets a boost of calories from maltodextrin (a corn-derived carbohydrate), which gives it calorie content and makes it act and look like sugar. This mixture makes splenda. Splenda contains 1/8 to 1/4 of the calories in sugar. ...