Taste Test: Splenda vs. Sugar Taste Test: Splenda vs. Sugar Introduction Americans are more health conscience now than they were decades ago which is why they are completely dedicated to finding ways to consistently reducing the caloric and sugar intake in their diets. As a result, many are focusing on the use of artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes. Because of this health conscience era, the use of Splenda, in particular is used in just about every food, drink, candy etc. Splenda, along with other artificial sugar product, is popular because it does not add any calories, but what makes Splenda stand apart from other sugar substitutes is its claim that it is made from sugar and taste exactly like sugar. Although widely accepted, there are those that prefers the use and taste of nothing but regular sugar because they do not like the tast of the artificial sugars on the market, however, although Splenda’s claim of being made from sugar and taste exactly like sugar, there are those that swear that they could taste the difference between the two.
This means that your body is continuously working to digest high fructose corn syrup if the body consumes processed foods or drink soda on a regular basis. This could cause the body to be obese over a period of time ("Three"). After eating fructose, 100 percent of the metabolic burden rests on your liver—ONLY your liver can break it down. This is much different than consuming glucose, in which your liver has to break down only 20 percent, and the remaining 80 percent is immediately metabolized and used by the rest of the cells in the body. Fructose is converted into fat that gets stored in your liver and other tissues as body fat.
Now, it may not be a problem if we eat this occasionally, but the average person in the country consumes more than 20 teaspoons a day of high fructose corn syrup and the average teenager has 34 teaspoons a day. Over time, these heavy metals can accumulate in the body, causing health problems. Additionally, when we look at the chemical components of high fructose corn syrup on a spectrograph, we can see that it contains many weird chemicals that we know nothing about. That's why I say better safe than sorry. Look out for the red flag The main reason you should give up high fructose corn syrup is that it's a big red flag for very poor quality food.
You'll also find it in processed foods ranging from salad dressings and ketchup, to jams, jellies, ice cream and many others - even bread. HFCS contains 14-percent fructose, much more than regular corn syrup. I'm concerned that it has disruptive effects on metabolism, because the body doesn't utilize fructose well, and humans have never before consumed it in such quantity.Of course, HFCS isn't solely to blame for the obesity epidemic. The AMA correctly pointed out that as consumption of HFCS rose, Americans were also consuming more calories (of all kinds) and becoming less active. All told, however, consumption of HFCS in the United States increased by more than 1,000 percent between 1970 and 1990, and a study published in the April 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, concluded that Americans over the age of two consume more than 300 calories daily from caloric sweeteners, one-sixth of their average daily calories.
Early research suggests that 1000 mg daily of stevioside, a chemical compound in stevia, might reduce blood sugar levels after meals by 18% in people with type 2 diabetes. Stevia and Obesity: Eating too many calories is often the cause of obesity. Added sugars are roughly 16 percent of all calories people consume. Sodas, fruit drinks and energy drinks contain high amounts of these sugars. Liquids don't satisfy as much as solid foods, so people tend to lose track and compensate for the calories in their drink with the calories they eat.
Eating ¼-cup of red-skimmed peanuts w/your meal provides the same amount of antioxidants. Rose hip powder blocks fat buildup – enjoying 1 T. of this sweet, fruity ‘n slightly tart powder (mix it into smoothies, yogurt or other food) helps block the fat storage that triggers high blood sugar ‘n insulin resistance. Rose hip powder inhibits fat formation in the liver. TIPS: if u prefer, dissolve the powder in a cup of boiling water ‘n drink it as a tea. Fish protects your heart – people who eat at least (3) three fish meals weekly have more heart-healthy HDL cholesterol levels in their blood than less frequent fish eaters.
The major problems with cotton are that the plantations require a lot of herbicides and pesticides, they use a lot fertilizer and they use up massive quantities of water. Hemp however makes a stronger material than cotton that can be grown in several different climates, requires no herbicides or pesticides, needs no fertilizers and would consume a lot less water. Because hemp is more durable then cotton I would throw away less cloths and I would reduce my methane as well as my nitrogen emissions. The growing, harvesting and production of hemp textiles create significantly less greenhouse gases then the cotton industry and would be a fast and easy alternative to
Kids consume one to two cups or more which double the content of sugar consumption. What’s interesting is that General Mills makes more than just sugary cereals, they also make some “healthy” more adult cereals. Cheerios for instance, claimed to reduce Cholesterol and had studies to back it up; the Food and Drug Administration told General Mills they could not market Cheerios showing clinical trials they may or may not have been accurate causing speculation on the validity of their
There were two main ways alcohol was illegally distilled: from “scratch” or by distilling denatured industrial alcohol. From scratch involved relatively few health risks because it mimicked the traditional distilling practice of mixing yeast, corn sugar, and water. However, alcohol made from denatured industrial alcohol, intended for manufacturing items such as antifreeze, camera film, and synthetic fabrics, could be deadly if improperly distilled. Most forms of denatured alcohol were poisonous by design, infused with toxic elements so that they could no be consumed. However, bootleggers were undeterred and were able to remove the toxins by redistilling the alcohol—most of the time.
Disappearing Water Do to the lack of rain in many areas of Central Asia, farmers have been running into many irrigation problems. With population growth around fifteen percent more food is necessary, therefore more water is needed. This is a problem because water is running out. The area of Uzbekistan, formerly part of the Soviet Union, had twenty thousand miles of canals, forty-five dams, and eighty reservoirs. These irrigation techniques actually made Uzbekistan into one of the best cotton growing areas in the world.