2024-02-28 08:00:00
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2024/02/28 17:00
Is it okay to just take in the health information that is popular in the world? Physician Takashi Osaka says, “For example, a veggie-first diet reduces the rise in blood sugar levels compared to eating only white rice first, and if you are conscious of eating vegetables, you may lose weight by reducing your food intake.” However, there are only a few papers reporting on it, and although the results are limited, it is treated as if it is common knowledge regarding health.In other words, it is completely unknown whether veggie-first is healthy or not. “Just because something is popular in the world doesn’t mean it’s correct. It’s important to check each one one by one.”
*This article is based on Takashi Osaka’sWhat I want my 75 year old parents to know!Muscle training and diet” (Cross Media Publishing).
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Artificial sweeteners that contain fewer calories than regular sugar
You may have heard of artificial sweeteners. Many people may be thinking, “It’s convenient, but it’s somehow artificial, and it looks like it’s bad for your health…?” We’re talking regarding artificial sweeteners here.
First of all, it is not often referred to as an artificial sweetener overseas. For example, WHO recommends non-sugar sweeteners.(NSS: non-sugar sweetener)This is how I would say it (*1). Non-sugar sweeteners include both natural and artificial sweeteners.
The image that natural products are safe and artificial products are bad for the body is widespread in Japan, and for some reason in Japan there is an emphasis on talking regarding only “artificial sweeteners”, but internationally there is no summary. Since the effects on health of whether they are artificial or natural are currently unclear, they will be collectively referred to as NSS here.
As the name suggests, NSS is a sweetener that is not sugar (fructose, sucrose, etc.). Since it is several times to tens of thousands of times more sweet than sugar, it has the advantage of requiring less energy to feel the same sweetness, so it is negligible.
NSS is used for a variety of things. For example, regular Coca-Cola has 45 kcal per 100 ml, but Coca-Cola Zero (diet cola), which has the same sweetness, contains NSS called sucralose and acesulfame K, and has zero calories (*2).
In addition, seasonings like Palsweet® contain aspartame, an NSS, that has the same sweetness but uses 10 times less energy, so when used in cooking, the calories are kept low (*3).
Compared to regular sugar, it can suppress the rise in blood sugar levels and contain fewer calories, making it useful for dieting. actual,By using NSS in place of sugar, carbohydrate and energy intake were reduced and weight loss was achieved, mainly within a short period of 3 months.There are multiple reports of this (*1).
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