Both in pregnancy, lactation and childhood restricting calories is not recommended because you need to have energy to grow and develop. Sugar, honey and corn syrup are sources of energy and produce pleasure in eating. In cases of obesity and diabetes non-calorie sweeteners are useful in controlling and maintaining a healthy weight.
Many people believe that consuming non-caloric sweeteners can cause disease, but scientific studies show that is totally safe to eat this kind of sweetener and in fact there is no research that refers to them as unhealthy.
At key stages of life such as pregnancy, infancy and childhood is not recommended to have a calorie restriction since the energy is fundamental to healthy growth and development. It is only advisable to use non-calorie sweeteners in case of obesity or other disease in which the use of sugar is contraindicated, such as diabetes. (more…)
