Exercise1 Question 3
Why do we require artificial sweetening agents?
Diabetes mellitus is the third leading cause of death in the world. It is a clinical condition characterized by increased blood glucose level due to insufficient or inefficient INSULIN. Diabetes is a major cause of night blindness,renal failure,heart attacks,strokes & obesity. A diabetes patient is advised to consume low calories(i.e low fat & carbohydrates & high protein fiber rich diet.Carbohydrates should be taken in the form of starches & complex sugars.The intake of refined sugars (sucrose,glucose) should be avoided Therefore, artificial sweetening agents that do not add to the calorie intake of a person are required. Saccharin(500 times as sweet as sucrose), aspartame(a peptide 160 times sweeter than sucrose) are few examples of artificial sweeteners.
