Timology - Artificial Sweeteners

Here is something that I hope most of us should know. Artificial sweeteners could have an adverse effect on the human body. A recent study conducted by the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that artificial sweeteners can cause weight gain or possibly diabetes. Weight gain is not from calories because most artificial sweeteners are calorie-free. However, the researchers found that artificial sweeteners alter bacteria in the gut, making the host glucose intolerant. The truth is that anything you put into your mouth will elicit a response from the brain. Your brain doesn’t distinguish sugar from artificial sweeteners - it just recognizes sweet.

It’s like being in an airplane going to Miami; one guy is in first class and the other guy is in coach but they both end up in Miami. Going from sugar to artificial sweeteners does help to reduce calories but doesn’t change their effect on the brain. You know the old adage - if it walks like a duck, it’s a duck.

“Never say never because limits, like fear, are often an illusion.” Michael Jordan

Eat Well, Train Hard!

Tim Flournoy
Co-Fitness Director
THE GYM of Montvale
2 Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
Phone: 201-802-9399
tflournoy@gettothegym.com
http://www.gettothegym.com/montvale/