Does Your Body Not Recognize Artificial Sweeteners and Store Them As Fat?

[MrSkinny]

Someone told me I was better off using sugar than sweetener as the body does not recognize it and automatically stores it as fat. I don't know if I think her theory flies and have never heard anything about this. I am aware that artificial sweeteners have been linked to cancer but then again so have just about everything else we breath and consume.

[Aboot]

Artificial Sweeteners have no calories, thus can not be stored as fat.

[niXon)(]

^^werd

[SwoleCat]

Whoever told you that is blatantly wrong.



~SC~

[beenie]

Someone told me I was better off using sugar than sweetener as the body does not recognize it and automatically stores it as fat. I don't know if I think her theory flies and have never heard anything about this. I am aware that artificial sweeteners have been linked to cancer but then again so have just about everything else we breath and consume.

I think that sodium sacherine and aspertame have both been linked to cancer, but the amounts that were given were so high that its not clear what real effect either has over time. Stevia, somone pointed out kilss sperm cells, and Spenda is genetically engineered.

Sugar has only 8 calories per teaspoon, but, because it is a simple carb it almost immediately turns to fat.

Do you really have a sweet tooth?

[MrSkinny]

I hate sweets, just wanted it clarified as a girlfriend and I were in disagreement.
Thanks Guys, you have made me victorious

[Kim2884]

I hate when people make $hit up and act like they know what they're talking about.