Not only cakes and ice creams, there are many such things coming from the market in which artificial sweeteners are used instead of normal sugar etc. for sweetness. Although the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has given permission for the use of artificial sweeteners in food items, last month a 10-year-old girl died after eating a cake in Patiala. After this, when many cakes from the bakery sending the cakes were tested, excessive amounts of synthetic sweetener was found. On which action is being taken. However, after this incident a question has arisen whether consuming excessive amounts of artificial sweeteners can kill?
Actually, artificial sweetener is added in any product in very small quantity instead of normal sugar and it is found in most of the packed food or beverages available outside. Apart from this, diabetic people also take artificial sweetener as an alternative to sugar, but is it really dangerous for life, let us know from Dr. Ambrish Mittal, Head and Chairman of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Max Healthcare…
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Dr. Mittal explains that whatever artificial sweeteners are there, they do not have acute toxicity. That is, if some quantity of it is consumed in a very short time, say within 24 hours, then it does not suddenly have a bad effect on health. If someone consumes too much saccharin, then there may be complaints of gas formation in the stomach, bloating, headache, vomiting etc., but if saccharin has such a toxic effect that someone may lose his life, then it would be very rare. . This has not been seen yet.
However, this does not mean that if the harm of artificial sweeteners is not so profound then it should be added to foods in any quantity. There are regulations and guidelines from the government. Any person should use artificial sweeteners only as per the prescribed quantity.
Does artificial sweetener increase sugar in blood?
Dr. Mittal says that no artificial sweetener triggers glucose levels in the blood. If you eat any product with artificial sweeteners, it is not that the amount of sugar in your body will suddenly increase. However, it has been seen in many studies that artificial sweetener slightly increases insulin resistance in the body for a long time. However, if someone is consuming a large amount of saccharin regularly for a long time then it may have some effect but it does not happen because no one can eat that much.
How many types of artificial sweeteners are there?
Saccharin is commonly used in cheap food items in India. However, apart from this, artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, neotame, isomeltulose, acesulfame etc. are added to beverages, cakes, candies, ice cream, frozen desserts, yogurt, chewing gums etc. In India, these 6 artificial sweeteners are approved by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. However, FSSAI has also fixed the quantity of these things.
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Tags: diabetes, Health News, pancakes, Sugar
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 27, 2024, 14:30 IST