Author Question: Discuss the concepts of sugar cravings and addictions. What will be an ideal ... (Read 129 times)

biggirl4568

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 551
Discuss the concepts of sugar cravings and addictions.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe the benefits and adverse effects of the common alternative sweeteners.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



heinisk01

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 329
Answer to Question 1

Some people blame their excessive sugar intakes on cravings and addictions. Foods in general, and carbohydrates and sugars more specifically, are not physically addictive in the ways that drugs are. Yet some people describe themselves as having carbohydrate cravings or being sugar addicts. One frequently noted theory is that people seek carbohydrates as a way to increase their levels of the brain neurotransmitter serotonin, which elevates mood. Interestingly, when those with self-described carbohydrate cravings indulge, they tend to eat more of everything; the percentage of energy from carbohydrates remains unchanged.

One reasonable explanation for the carbohydrate cravings that some people experience involves the self-imposed labeling of a food as both good and badthat is, one that is desirable but should be eaten with restraint. Restricting intake heightens the desire further (a craving). Then addiction is used to explain why resisting the food is so difficult and, sometimes, even impossible. But the addiction is not physiological or pharmacological.

Answer to Question 2

Artificial sweeteners are sometimes called nonnutritive sweeteners because they provide virtually no energy. Considering that all substances are toxic at some dose, it is little surprise that large doses of artificial sweeteners (or their components or metabolic by-products) may have adverse effects. The question to ask is whether their ingestion is safe for human beings in quantities people normally use (and potentially abuse). Artificial sweeteners include acesulfame potassium or Acesulfame K; aspartame; luo han guo; neotame; saccharin; stevia; and sucralose.

Some sugar-free or reduced-kcalorie products contain sugar alcohols. The sugar alcohols (or polyols) occur naturally in fruits and vegetables; manufacturers also use sugar alcohols in many processed foods to add bulk and texture, to provide a cooling effect or sweet taste, to inhibit browning from heat, and to retain moisture. These products may claim to be sugar-free on their labels, but in this case, sugar-free does not mean free of kcalories. Sugar alcohols do provide kcalories (0.2 to 2.6 kcalories per gram), but fewer than the sugars. Because sugar alcohols yield energy, they are sometimes referred to as nutritive sweeteners.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question

biggirl4568

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 551
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



heinisk01

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 329

 

Did you know?

Many medications that are used to treat infertility are injected subcutaneously. This is easy to do using the anterior abdomen as the site of injection but avoiding the area directly around the belly button.

Did you know?

The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.

Did you know?

Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.

Did you know?

Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.

Did you know?

According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library