Making coffee without sugar can still cause diabetes

According to News-Medical, what scientists from National Cheng Kung University, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital and medical universities in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan (Taiwan - China) warned about is sucralose, a popular sugar substitute sweetener (NSS, also known as "diet sugar").

Abusing "diet sugar" can be harmful to health (Illustration from HEALTH LINE)

The article published in Nutrients said that NSS such as sucralose were once recommended for weight and blood sugar control. In the market, NSS are often sold as a dietary supplement, used as a substitute for real sugar in coffee and fruit juice. However, recent research shows otherwise.

Accordingly, research on mice shows that when entering the body, this type of "diet sugar" does not increase blood sugar or add calories like real sugar, but combines with many existing factors to increase insulin resistance when used for a long time.

The changes occur at the cellular level, a type of silent but "root-level" sabotage that is very worrisome.

Insulin resistance is the "first shot" that starts diabetes. And even if it is not at a level that causes disease, mild insulin resistance still greatly affects the metabolism, causing the ability to self-regulate blood sugar to decrease.

"In addition, the use of artificial sweeteners is often associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disorders and cerebrovascular disease. Sucralose consumption in pregnant rats affects fetal and placental development," the research team warned.

A pro-fatty liver effect was also found, through alterations in fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism leading to gut microbiota dysbiosis as well as alterations in some taste receptors and increased oxidative stress.

The findings provide further evidence of the disease mechanism, complementing many recent observational studies, showing that long-term use of "diet sugar" not only does not help lose weight or reduce blood sugar, but also has the opposite effect.

The growing body of data also prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to issue new recommendations in mid-May 2023 on NSS, advising against using these sweeteners as a means of weight control or fat loss, unless you already have diabetes.

According to WHO, abusing NSS does not help you achieve "dieting" results, and even increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes... Sucralose is also on the list of NSS "named" by WHO.

For people with medical conditions who cannot use natural sugars and are forced to use NSS when necessary, the general advice from health authorities is to use it sparingly.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/suc-khoe/pha-ca-phe-khong-dung-duong-van-de-bi-tieu-duong-20230626102102255.htm