They’re supposed to be the sweet alternative to high-calorie, diabetes-causing sugar. But the latest science shows that artificial sweeteners may actually set us up for obesity and diabetesAspartame, saccharin, sucralose—sugar alternatives go by many names, but share an almost irresistible promise: all the sweetness of sugar without the calories, weight gain and increased risk of diabetes that comes with uncontrolled amounts of sugar in the blood.
In the intestines, gut microbes are hard at work, pulling out some nutrients from food that are helpful in stopping tumor growth, for example, and squirreling away others to store as energy for later use. But while artificial sweeteners aren’t absorbed by our own cells, they may be absorbed by our bacteria—and when that happens, things appear to go haywire.
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TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Heavy Bag and Jacksonville Forest Park
I took a break for a day filled with chores, errands and paperwork for a 30 minute heavy bag workout. I finished the day off with 2 hr hike (and some running) with a friend in the hills outside of Jacksonville.
~Feelin' Alive!~
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