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Location: UK
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Sweeteners could be sabotaging that diet
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Sweeteners could be sabotaging that diet
Dieters should avoid some sugar-free drinks, meal replacements and sweeteners because they could increase their appetite, researchers say.
Sucralose, an artificial sweetener, increases food cravings and appetite in women and people who are obese, according to one of the largest studies of its kind. Anyone wanting to lose or maintain weight should “reach for a glass of water” instead.
Sold under the brand name Splenda, sucralose is one of seven artificial sweeteners approved for use in Britain.
Researchers in the United States studied the effects on brain activity and appetite responses of an artificial sweetener. After having a drink sweetened with sucralose the area of the brain responsible for food cravings and appetite became highly active in women and people who were obese.
Similarly, the hormone that signals to the body “I feel full” decreased after a sweetened drink, suggesting that products with sucralose may not be effective in suppressing hunger. This was seen in men and women of all weights.
Food and drink containing artificial sugar substances are consumed by many people as a way to avoid unnecessary calories, but there is no clear consensus on their effects on appetite, glucose metabolism and body weight.
Sucralose is used in diet drinks such as Monster Energy Absolute Zero and meal replacement powders by the brand Huel. It is used widely as a supermarket own brand artificial sweetener for tea and coffee and in some products in the Canderel range of sweeteners.
For the research, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, 74 participants consumed 300 millilitres of a drink sweetened with table sugar, a drink sweetened with sucralose or water as a control at different times. An imaging tool measured activity in parts of the brain responsible for food cravings and appetite when participants were shown pictures of a doughnut, burger and other highly caloric foods.
Researchers also measured levels of glucose, insulin and other metabolic hormones in the blood and recorded how much food participants ate later from a snack buffet. Women ate more after having the drink containing sucralose than they did after the drink with sugar, whereas snack food intake did not change for men.
Kathleen Page, the lead author and an associate professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, said: “There is controversy surrounding the use of artificial sweeteners because a lot of people are using them for weight loss.
“While some studies suggest they may be helpful, others show they may be contributing to weight gain, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Our study looked at different population groups to tease out some of the reasons behind those conflicting results.”
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...-diet-tcbwzz720
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