Thursday, September 03, 2009

Sweeteners help you to GAIN, not lose, weight...

Artificial sweeteners do nothing to help weight loss and could actually cause us to pile on the pounds, scientists say.

Our bodies are unable to distinguish between the calorie-free sugar substitutes widely used in the food industry and the real thing, research suggests.

Artificial sweeteners behave in a similar way to sugar, by activating sensors in the gut which are key to the absorption of glucose. More...

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