Articles for Fit Mommies

Fake Sugar Can Make You Fat

Say "So Long" to Artificial Sweeteners to Lose Weight

By Krystal Davis

We have been telling you that you may confuse your body with artificial sweeteners and actually pack on more pounds by using chemical sweeteners like the blue, pink and yellow packets of fake sugar.  Researchers have concrete evidence that wide spread use of these products is linked, in part, to the rise in obesity.

"Psychologists at Purdue University's Ingestive Behavior Research Center reported that relative to rats that ate yogurt sweetened with glucose (a simple sugar with 15 calories/teaspoon, the same as table sugar), rats given yogurt sweetened with zero-calorie saccharin later consumed more calories, gained more weight, put on more body fat".

Researchers said that using these chemical sugar replacements will change your body's ability to regulate appetite.  This is when you eat something and 30 minutes later you are hungry again.

If you are looking to gain more control over your body fat and your dress size try all natural replacements like agave nectar and xylitol (natural derivative of fruits).  Don't forget to check out our monthly nutrition seminars with our clinical certified nutritionist, Rhonda McKinney (ask your trainer for details).  These informative meetings will give you tips and tricks to eating for life instead of the unhealthy chemical concoctions in most American kitchens.

Krystal Davis is certified personal trainer, boot camp trainer and pre/postnatal fitness specialist.  She is co-owner of Metroplex Adventure Boot Camp and founder of SuperMommies Fitness. For more information you can visit www.MetroplexBootCamp.com or www.SuperMommiesFitness.com .