[acb-diabetics] sweet stuff

[Patricia LaFrance-Wolf]

Confused by all the natural and artificial sweeteners? Here's a quick guide 
to help you learn more:

Sugar is a natural, granular substance distilled from sugarcane or sugar 
beets. One teaspoon has only 16 calories. Eating the sweet stuff on a full 
stomach
is preferred because eaten alone it can cause blood sugar to soar, then 
crash. Also known as sucrose.

Agave liquid is a sweet extract from agave, a succulent plant which also 
gives us tequila. Agave doesn't spike blood glucose as quickly as table 
sugar does.
Also known as agave syrup or agave nectar.

Stevia is an all-natural, no-calorie sweetener derived from the leaf of the 
stevia plant. You can bake with stevia, but it does best with medium 
temperatures.
Also known as Reb A, rebiana, Truvia, PureVia, Enliten, and Sun Crystals.

High fructose corn syrup is an über-sweet liquid derived from cornstarch. 
Studies suggest that, like table sugar, HFCS may cause you to overeat 
because,
after ingesting it, your body does not fully release the hormones that tell 
you that you're full. Also known as HFCS and high-fructose syrup.

Saccharin is a calorie-free synthetic compound that includes sodium, 
hydrogen, and oxygen. It is 300 times sweeter than sugar and stays that way,

even when
heated, but it can have a metallic aftertaste. You may get so used to 
saccharin's intense sweetness that you start craving sugary treats. Also 
known as
Sweet 'N Low.

Aspartame is another synthetic, calorie-free option. Two hundred times 
sweeter than sugar, aspartame breaks down with heat, so don't bake with it. 
Some
people get headaches from aspartame. Also known as Nutrasweet and Equal.

Sucralose is chemically tweaked sugar that has no calories. It is not 
recognized by the body as a carbohydrate, is 600 times sweeter than sugar, 
and it
holds up to heat during baking. Sucralose may cause abdominal discomfort in 
some people. AKA Splenda.

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