Artificial Sweeteners are chemically engineered substances that are sweeter than carbohydrate sweeteners such as sucrose. Their sweetness can vary anywhere from 30 times sweeter to thousands of times sweeter than sucrose. They are used as a sugar substitute more commonly in food and beverages because of their low caloric features they bring to food. They can also be found in pharmaceutical medication and that is why the Food and Drug Administration needs to test and approve anything to due with artificial sweeteners to see if they are healthy to consume.
Recently Artificial Sweeteners have been becoming more and more popular, and the more people start to use them, the more risks about using them are being brought up to the table. There are a number of reasons to use artificial sweeteners, and the number one cause is because they supposedly help people lose weight due to their low calories. It is a very controversial topic and there are a lot of reasons people take these sweeteners, yet a lot of risks, some of these risks and reasons are even the same such as weight issues. The purpose of this report is to research artificial sweeteners and clarify some things that may not have been clear to everyone consuming artificial sweeteners.
INTRODUCTION
Chemists have been busy in the lab playing around with chemicals pursuing the perfect sweetener. They are striving towards that perfect sweet taste that is sweeter than sugar, does not have an aftertaste, something cheap that will get them rich, something that is easy to assemble, and is stable at all temperatures. They want something that the people will love and will not complain about, something that poses no risks, is nontoxic and doesn’t contribute to dental cavities. What is the big deal with these artificial sweeteners that has these chemists working hard to find the perfect solution? WHAT ARE THEY?
Artificial Sweeteners are substances used to substitute sugar in food and drinks for
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