Healthy Life Journal

sugar-sintetisBila you suffer from diabetes, you should limit consumption of sugar. However, eating and drinking sweets are often hard to break, especially when small since been a part of lifestyle. For many people, the tradition of drinking “wedang” sweet it was hard to remove.

To get diabetes while maintaining a sweet consumption, many people switch from natural sugar to artificial sugar. Ads are also heavily influence the level of acceptance of “low-calorie sugar” is in the community. However, whether these synthetic products safe?
Sugar Sugar Synthetic vs. Natural

Have natural sugar content of nutrients and calories to reach 4 cal / gram. Included in this type is the sugar found in fruits, honey, syrup and sugar / sugar Java. Sweet taste of natural sugar compounds caused by fructose, glucose, sucrose, xylitol and sugar alcohol (sorbitol and mannitol) in it. Consumption of natural sugar that is not limited to harm people with diabetes because it increases levels of glucose in the blood.

To get a sweet taste without adding calories and raises blood glucose, humans have created artificial sugar products (synthetic). Here are some synthetic sugar products on the market today:

Saccharin
Saccharin is the oldest synthetic sugar which has been widely used even in Europe during hard times of sugar in World War I and II. Although 300 times sweeter than sugar, saccharin easily recognized because the metal flavor / bitterness on the tongue. Because the untreated body (in waste through the urine), saccharin does not add calories or blood glucose. Research indicates that saccharin can lead to cancer. However, not all scientists agree. Some countries have banned the circulation of saccharin. In Indonesia, we still encounter a lot of use, such as the Grass jelly and cendol sold on a sidewalk.

Cyclamate
Cyclamate was first launched in 1937 and very similar taste to sugar. Refractory nature, so that when mixed in food or fried dioven, the sweetness does not change. Cyclamate is 30 times sweeter than sugar.

Aspartame
Aspartame is found in 1981 and are preferred because it is more natural. Today, many soft drinks, puddings, candy and cereal that use aspartame as pemanisnya (usually labeled “diet”, such as “diet soda”, etc.). In contrast to the no nutritive saccharin, aspartame has a calorie content of about 4 cal / gram. However, because it is 200 times sweeter than sugar, very little dose required for each presentation. Aspartame is made of two elements namely proteins and phenilalanin Aspartic acid, so that the body is processed as well as proteins.

Sucralose
First introduced in 2000, sucralose become one of the last generation of artificial sweetener. Although the compounds derived from sugar, sucralose 400-800 times sweeter than sugar. Apart from a very sweet taste, sucralose is also preferred because heat resistance and does not contain calories.
Are Artificial Sweeteners are safe?

All artificial sweeteners are officially considered “safe” as it gets traded by the hall permit drug and food supervision. However, some scientists in many countries voiced many negative impacts on health. However, as a man-made chemicals are not natural, they have the potential to be toxic to the body. You must limit their consumption.

Rather than maintaining lifestyle “all nice” to rely on artificial sweeteners, you should still choose a natural sugar, but with a good diet discipline. People with diabetes do not have to avoid sugar. All you need do is to control their consumption to blood glucose levels did not rise to above normal.

Choose a natural lifestyle is more healthy, including eating patterns!