Is Your Artificial Sweetener Making You Fat?

“In a series of experiments, scientists at Purdue University compared weight gain and eating habits in rats whose diets were supplemented with sweetened food containing either zero-calorie saccharin or sugar. The report, published in Behavioral Neuroscience, presents some counterintuitive findings: Animals fed with artificially sweetened yogurt over a two-week period consumed more calories and gained more weight — mostly in the form of fat — than animals eating yogurt flavored with glucose, a natural, high-calorie sweetener. It’s a continuation of work the Purdue group began in 2004, when they reported that animals consuming saccharin-sweetened liquids and snacks tended to eat more than animals fed high-calorie, sweetened foods. The new study, say the scientists, offers stronger evidence that how we eat may depend on automatic, conditioned responses to food that are beyond our control.” Time Magazine

Well they’re finally proving what I have been telling people for years, artificial sweeteners are bad for your health and make you gain weight and contribute to diabetes, migraines and other nasty side effects. It you really have a problem with weight gain, try changing your dietary lifestyle, “A Rainbow on My Plate“, and using a whole food supplement that helps boost your nutrition without boosting your waistline Acai Blend.