Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on Blood Glucose levels
Session Number
Project ID: MEDH 01
Advisor(s)
Dr. Sowmya Anjur; Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Discipline
Medical and Health Sciences
Start Date
19-4-2023 9:05 AM
End Date
19-4-2023 9:20 AM
Abstract
Around the world, diabetes has become a disease that is increasing in the population. Although not fatal, it can impact a person’s life especially in their diet. One of the things that diabetics will face is the foregoing of sugary foods. As a substitute, many food companies decided to create artificial sweeteners such as Splenda and Equal. However, it is unknown whether these artificial sweeteners are causing more harm to patients already suffering from diabetes. The objective of this study was to demonstrate how four popular artificial sweeteners (Splenda, Equal, Sweet n’ Low, Truvia) react with human blood. We conducted different experiments to identify the best sweetener recommended for diabetic patients based on their effects on blood glucose levels. Our results showed that Splenda, Equal and Sweet n’ Low had an adverse effect on blood glucose while Truvia has shown to be the best among all the artificial sweeteners with respect to its low effect on blood glucose. Based on our experiments, we conclude that Truvia is the safest artificial sweetener to use for diabetics as a result of its negligible effect on increasing blood glucose.
Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on Blood Glucose levels
Around the world, diabetes has become a disease that is increasing in the population. Although not fatal, it can impact a person’s life especially in their diet. One of the things that diabetics will face is the foregoing of sugary foods. As a substitute, many food companies decided to create artificial sweeteners such as Splenda and Equal. However, it is unknown whether these artificial sweeteners are causing more harm to patients already suffering from diabetes. The objective of this study was to demonstrate how four popular artificial sweeteners (Splenda, Equal, Sweet n’ Low, Truvia) react with human blood. We conducted different experiments to identify the best sweetener recommended for diabetic patients based on their effects on blood glucose levels. Our results showed that Splenda, Equal and Sweet n’ Low had an adverse effect on blood glucose while Truvia has shown to be the best among all the artificial sweeteners with respect to its low effect on blood glucose. Based on our experiments, we conclude that Truvia is the safest artificial sweetener to use for diabetics as a result of its negligible effect on increasing blood glucose.