Artificial sweeteners like Equal and Sweet-n-Low have been linked to diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer, colon cancer, lymphomas, and brain tumors, and also, or disorders like chronic migraine headaches. As the human body metabolizes aspartame, it releases methanol, a chemical compound that has toxic and accumulative effect on the nervous system. Despite being naturally …show more content…
While science does not reach a consensus on the answer to that question, the ideal is to apply the concept of consciousness to food consumption. Give preference to fresh food when developing the menu is a healthy option for the individual and for the planet. And if someone wants to sweeten your drink, avoiding refined sugar and also aspartame, that there are other substances sweeteners and foods, but also have their disadvantages, remember Carlos Alberto Werotsky (2005) "If people want to choose, can use fructose, which is 1.5 times sweeter than sugar, but as he is so caloric," says the doctor. Also, as an alternative to aspartame, has been identified with increasing frequency stevia, a natural sweetener produced from a plant of the chrysanthemum family. Studies have been conducted on this sweetener and, to date, no toxicity was observed. The market also offers substitutes such as honey, brown sugar and organic sugar. In the case of the latter two, despite having similar to refined caloric value, are healthier and more sustainable because they are less processed food than regular sugar and thereby arrive at least body "broken" in the language used by Dr. Akiyama. Force minus the body, causing no large concentrations of phenylalanine and aspartic acid in the blood, and possibly healthier in the long run. But, unfortunately, there is still a consensus view among scholars on this subject. Runs the risk or not? Choice of each one. Good