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If you are one of the people who usually use sweeteners to sweeten your drinks or desserts, you better pay attention to what the World Health Organization (WHO) posted about these products on May 15.
According to an official statement, the global health organization spoke about the sweeteners unsweetened, which he advised against using when a person is trying to control their body weightor reduce the risk of developing non-communicable diseases.
According to what the bulletin showed, the recommendation to refrain from consume these food products is based on the results of a systematic review by the WHOfrom the available evidence about them.
After being analyzed, the organization found that the use of unsweetened sweeteners does not provide any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or minors, as is believed, in addition to suggesting that prolonged consumption, far from being positive, could have negative effects, such as an increased risk of type 2 diabetes as well as cardiovascular diseases.
Are sweeteners healthy? This says the WHO
Stevia or saccharin are some of the sweeteners not sugary than the WHO recently advised against consuminga fact that has aroused alert among people who use it and that denies its use for losing body weight.
Taking into account the official communiqué of said organization, the consumption of unsweetened sweeteners it is not recommended for several reasons. One of them is that the replacement of free sugars by these food products does not help in long-term weight control. In his case, he suggested eating natural sugars, such as fruits, for example, and thus improve his health.
Francesco Branca, Director of Nutrition and Food Safety at the WHO stated that the sweeteners unsweetened are also not essential dietary, in addition to lacking nutritional value
Between the sweeteners that the World Health Organization classified as non-nutritive are aspartame, advantame, neotame, saccharin, stevia and its derivatives, sucralose and acesulfame-K.
However, the WHO emphasized that this recommendation does not apply to people with diabetes, including all sweeteners unsweetened and nutritious synthetic and natural that are not classified as sugars.
Tips to control body weight
Nemours Children’s Health gives these tips for managing and having a healthy body weight:
- Avoid consumption of sugary drinks such as soft drinks, juices, sweet teas or sports drinks. Instead opt for skim milk or plain water.
- Exercising regularly to burn calories and increase muscle tissue, things that will prevent body weight gain.
- Reduce the time in front of the computer or mobile device screens, since lack of movement increases the risk of gaining weight, as well as having difficulties sleeping at night.
- Consume 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day so that, in addition to receiving vitamins and minerals, fiber is also given to the body, which will make the person feel satisfied and satiated, avoiding the intake of sugary or processed foods.
- Choose an appropriate size for each serving of food. Excess increases the probability of being overweight, in addition to other diseases.
With these tips, plus what was said by the WHO with respect to sweetenersyou can make a better choice of activities, habits and foods that favor the body weight of each person, resulting in a better health.
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