Acesulfame potassium - harm to the body

In recent years, the food industry has createda lot of additives to improve the taste and shelf life of food. These are a variety of dyes, preservatives, flavors and, of course, sweeteners. One of them is acesulfame potassium, a substance that is sweeter than sugar 200 times.

It was created in Germany in the late 60's. At its creation all rejoiced, considering, that it is possible to refuse harmful sugar. Particularly hoped people with diabetes. But in fact this sweetener was very harmful. Strangely enough, when people

began to refuse sugar in favor of its substitutes, the number of full people increased greatly.

Studies have determined that this substanceprovokes the development of tumors and adversely affects the cardiovascular system. Although it has a positive property - it does not cause allergies, but, like most food additives, this sugar substitute is one of the most harmful.

Acesulfame potassium is also the most commonfood supplement. It is added to carbonated drinks, juices, confectionery, sour-milk products, chewing gum and even in medicines and toothpaste.

Why is it harmful to eat?

Acesulfame potassium is not completely digested inbody and can accumulate, causing various diseases. This substance is indicated on products as E 950. The complex sweeteners include this sugar substitute. The name of these food additives is "Aspavit", "Slamix", "Eurosvit" and others. Along with acesulfame, they contain such forbidden additives as cyclamate and not yet banned, but poisonous aspartame, which can not be heated above 30 degrees. When heated, even when ingested, it decomposes into phenylalanine and methanol. Formaldehyde may also form when reacting with certain substances.

Aspartame is the only food additive, harmwhich was proved. In addition to metabolic disorders, it can also cause poisoning. Despite this, it is in large quantities added to many foods and baby food.

Acesulfame potassium, especially in combination withaspartame, increases appetite and leads to dehydration, which quickly causes obesity. They can provoke epilepsy, brain tumor, diabetes, chronic fatigue. Especially harmful is its use for children, weakened patients and pregnant women.

These sweeteners also contain phenylalanine,which is especially harmful to people with white skin and causes them to break the hormonal balance. It takes a long time to accumulate in the body, and then causes serious diseases and infertility.

When receiving a large amount of thissugar substitute or frequent use of products with its content, the following symptoms may appear: weakness, headache, nausea, irritability, joint pain and even loss of memory, vision and hearing.

Substitutes for sugar are not needed by healthy people, theybring only harm. Therefore, it is better to drink tea with sugar than a sweet fizzy drink. If you are afraid to recover, then use honey as a sweetener.