Posts Tagged ‘Eliminated sugar’

Saccharin, Aspartame or Cyclamate

For various reasons there are women who live “on a diet” most of my life that have eliminated sugar from your diet in favor of artificial sweeteners (saccharin, aspartame or cyclamate).

Others however do not use them, but when pregnant and go to regular visits with the obstetrician or midwife that the subject of weight, often giving more importance than it has, and just feeling the need to control a bit what you eat to prevent weight gain more.

In this need appears one of the easiest substitutions to perform: changing the sugar and saccharin. However, being pregnant, what is better?

The answer is simple and does not need too many rodeos: sugar is better because artificial sweeteners cross the placenta during pregnancy can harm the fetus.

Aspartame

Aspartame raised doubts, as there are experts who advise against its use has not been proved safe and experts, also has not been proved unsafe, do not prohibit it entirely, ensuring that, if consumed in moderation, appears to be safe during the pregnancy. Read the rest of this entry »