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Yep- Zero calorie sweeteners (especially Aspartame) are much worse than HFCS or Cane Sugar. When Aspartame breaks down it releases Methyl Alcohol (anti-freeze)
by crgwbr 16y ago
Yep- Zero calorie sweeteners (especially Aspartame) are much worse than HFCS or Cane Sugar.
When Aspartame breaks down it releases Methyl Alcohol (anti-freeze) into your body. It's also been shown to have a similar effect as MSG regarding brain damage.
HFCS isn't much better though. The problem is that Fructose is normally found in fruit and therefore eaten with fiber, which slows the digestion and controls the insulin spike. Fructose alone digests much faster than sucrose.
- tptacek 16y ago"A similar effect as MSG". That's... terrifying. I better stop eating all those tomatoes.