Keep Your Sweet Tooth – Don’t Lose Real Ones

Whether we are aware of it or not, most of us are sugar junkies. This is mainly because so many food products on the market contain ridiculous amounts of added sugar. This includes some obvious products such as soft drinks, cookies, cake, pies, dairy desserts, and so on. However, there is also a huge portion of packaged food that contains added sugar and you need to carefully examine the list of ingredients to tell what kind and how much sugar it contains.

The funny thing is that our body doesn’t actually need sugar to function properly. It has practically no nutritional value and only adds calories in our organism and may lead to obesity and other health issues.

Thankfully, there are now ways to satisfy your sugar cravings while avoiding all the harmful effects of sugar. I am talking about erythritol granules, although erythritol may come in various forms.

To many of you the name erythritol may sound all scinecey and even intimidating, but this is actually a natural sweetener that belongs to a class of compounds known as sugar alcohols. And again, do not be deterred by all the scientific technology. These molecules are something like a hybrid of carbohydrate and alcohol, however, they don’t contain the stuff that gets people drunk.

Erythritol contains about 6 percent of the calories that are in sugar and it is about 70 percent as sweet. The good thing about it is that it doesn’t increase blood sugar levels or insulin. Humans don’t have the enzymes necessary to break down erythritol and it gets absorbed in the bloodstream only to be later excreted through the urine unchanged. This makes it perfect for people with weight issues or diabetes.

There’s no doubt erythritol granules are also good for oral health. Unlike sugar, which causes cavities and tooth decay, erythritol does not feed the harmful bacteria in your mouth whose main source of energy is sugar. The bacteria can’t digest erythritol which means it slows down their growth, reproduction, and secretion of acids that damage the teeth.

So far, there have been no negative effects of continuous consumption of erythritol and it appears to be very safe. It may cause some digestive issues with some people, but unless you eat huge amounts of it, it is highly unlikely that it will make your stomach rumble or make you have to run to the toilet.

Overall, erythritol is a natural sweetener that contains virtually no calories, it is nearly 70 percent as sweet as sugar, has a zero glycaemic index, promotes oral health, and has a high digestive tolerance.