To lose weight, forget the diet drink.
That' the message from the latest studies on the effect of sugar on body weight. Well, in this case, it's rats' body weight. The studies, carried out at the Purdue University, Indiana, had rats given yogurts sweetened with either sucrose or saccharin. Throughout the studies, unrestricted supply of rat food as well as water were also made available.
After five weeks, rats which were on the saccharin diet, had gained more weight than the others. The researchers also found that by giving the sucrose-fed rats high-calorie chocolate, they (the rats, of course) eat less afterwards.
The explanation? Well, the researchers conclude that animals, just like human being, use cues such as sweetness, to predict satisfaction over food. The body normally understands that more sweetness means more calories, so that understanding is used to automatically regulate food intake. With saccharin and the like, sweetness does not necessarily come with calories. With this inconsistencies, the body can't regulate.
Anyhow, some parties have already come up with arguments to dispute these findings. That is just expected, isn't it?
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Just wanted to add that rather than take artificial sweeteners which actually burdens your body in having to digest or deal with its chemical components it is after all more chemicals put into our bodies .I've read that we are better of reducing our sugar intake.
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