Behind Sugar Diet Dangers

Artificial sweeteners can cause negative effects on the body when consumed in excess

Take a look at the composition of food packs so all around us, especially those frills word 'sugar-free' or 'diet'. What do you see there? Aspartame. Aspartame is a low calorie sweetener substitute regular sugar (sucrose).

Aspartame is known as sugar diet. Not surprisingly, for women who are undergoing weight loss diet sugar sachet bring it everywhere.

For some people, eating sugar diet is one way to keep the body healthy and slim. In fact, the use of this type of sugar is recommended for those who suffer from diabetes.

However, who would have thought, aspartame, one of the artificial sweeteners commonly found in dietary sugar, can cause negative effects if consumed in excess of the long-term. Some of the negative effects, for example, trigger the disruption of human brain tissue, causing headaches, convulsions, death joints, nausea, muscle spasms, to the most tragic consequence: death.

Aspartame is likely to lead to kidney damage. Because, aspartame is a combination of two amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine. As with protein in general, the amino acids must be metabolized in the body.

Protein breakdown is the task of the kidneys. If too much and too often consume aspartame, the kidney will be exhausted and could be damaged, causing kidney disease. In fact, the kidneys serve to filter all substances that are harmful to the body. If the kidneys are damaged, the body's performance will be reduced, so that the body will be more susceptible to disease.

Even so, health experts also agree that aspartame is not harmful if taken in the right dosage. Safe dose is 40 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) body weight. For example, a person weighing 50 kg body drank aspartame should only be a maximum of 2,000 mg (2 grams) once dietary intake.

However, the dose, can be fairly minimal and difficult to comply. Understandably, for most of the dose was less tongue brings sweet taste. In fact, when it becomes a habit and consumed continuously over the long term, negative effects can occur earlier.