...Stevia Stevia is an herb found in South America (specifically Paraguay) that has been used as a natural sweetener for at least 1500 years. The leaves of the stevia rebaudiana plant have zero calories, carbs and a zero glycemic index. It is also about 30 times sweeter than table sugar. Studies have shown that these leaves also contain other nutrients such as protein, fiber, carbs, iron, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, vitamins A and C, and other oils as well. The sweet glycosides in the leaves do not break down in heat, which makes this a desirable sweetener to use in cooking/baking. Stevia has been around for many years, and is probably one of the safest sweeteners on the market. Since it boasts a zero glycemic index, it is safe for even diabetics and hypoglycemic to ingest. People with weight problems, blood pressure or blood sugar problems can generally use this sweetener without any problem. Since our body cannot metabolize the sweet glycosides from the leaves, no calories are absorbed from the sweetener. Research shows that Stevia can help to regulate and balance blood sugar. Other studies have shown that Stevia can help to lower blood pressure, without affecting normal blood pressure. It also can prevent growth/reproduction of certain bad bacteria that can cause cavities and gum disease. People have reported significant oral health improvement when adding Stevia concentrate to their toothpaste or using it as a mouthwash when diluted with...
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...OF PROBLEM With the obesity rate rising and the demand for soda high, the need for healthier ingredients is imperative. There is a way to research available substitutes for the unhealthy ingredients and develop a soft drink that will not be a contributing factor to the obesity rate. PROPOSED SOLUTION One possible healthier substitute for soft drink ingredients is the natural sugar, stevia. Derived from a plant, stevia is a natural sweetener that does not add calories. It also is 200 times sweeter than sugar in the same concentration. Studies also show that stevia does more than sweeten foods and drinks; it also may induce other health benefits. Using stevia in place of sugars would lower the unhealthy content in soft drinks and also appeal to the soda market. SCOPE To assess the advantage of using stevia in place of sugar, I plan to assess three areas of inquiry: 1. What sugar products are currently being used in the production of soft drinks and what are the approximate costs of production? 2. How readily available is stevia? 3. What are the costs of implementing the use of stevia in the production of soft drinks in place of sugar? METHODS Most of my research will be through...
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...Leah Arvay ENG 1020 052 November 11, 2013 The Truth about Sweeteners When you go to the store do you ever notice that all of these sweet foods and drinks are claiming to have no sugar and zero calories? And if all these foods and drinks are claiming to have no sugar in them, then why are our obesity numbers in this country continuing to rise? The American Heart Association says in their 2013 Statistical Fact Sheet that 23.9 million children ranging the ages of 2 to 19 are either overweight or obese, 154.7 million adults (ages 20+) are overweight or obese. (American Heart Association) Everybody knows that if you eat too much sugar or too many processed foods and don’t get enough exercise the result is weight gain. But in a society that is next to obsessed with weight loss and trying to find the quickest way to get rid of the weight and to keep it off without truly changing the look or taste of the food we have had to become creative with what we are now including in food. For a food to be sweet but not contain any sugar or calories, it needs to contain a type of sweetener, typically an artificial sweetener or a sugar substitute. There are many sugar substitutes on the market right now, and even though they help lower the amount of calories and eliminate the sugar, those sweeteners will actually have a negative effect on your body and your children’s body so much so that you’re better off consuming the calories and sugar by using either the real thing or a natural sweetener. ...
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...Leah Arvay ENG 1020 052 November 11, 2013 The Truth about Sweeteners When you go to the store do you ever notice that all of these sweet foods and drinks are claiming to have no sugar and zero calories? And if all these foods and drinks are claiming to have no sugar in them, then why are our obesity numbers in this country continuing to rise? The American Heart Association says in their 2013 Statistical Fact Sheet that 23.9 million children ranging the ages of 2 to 19 are either overweight or obese, 154.7 million adults (ages 20+) are overweight or obese. (American Heart Association) Everybody knows that if you eat too much sugar or too many processed foods and don’t get enough exercise the result is weight gain. But in a society that is next to obsessed with weight loss and trying to find the quickest way to get rid of the weight and to keep it off without truly changing the look or taste of the food we have had to become creative with what we are now including in food. For a food to be sweet but not contain any sugar or calories, it needs to contain a type of sweetener, typically an artificial sweetener or a sugar substitute. There are many sugar substitutes on the market right now, and even though they help lower the amount of calories and eliminate the sugar, those sweeteners will actually have a negative effect on your body and your children’s body so much so that you’re better off consuming the calories and sugar by using either the real thing or a natural sweetener. ...
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...Carbohydrates Doina Golub DeVry University Stevia Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the plant species Stevia Rebaudiana. Stevia was discovered about 1500 years ago by the people of Paraguay, South America, when they used to crush a few of the sweet leaves for their hot mate tea. In 1887, Dr. Moises Santiago Bertoni started studying the “very strange plant” as described by the locals. Dr. Bertoni named the plant Stevia Rebaudiana in honor of a chemist Rebaudi, who identified the plant’s sweetness component. The first crop of stevia was harvested in 1908, but it wasn’t until 1931that stevia became more commercially available when two French chemist isolate stevioside, the pure white crystalline extract that gives stevia its super sweet taste. Later on, the Japanese government highly regulated chemical additives to their food supply and once stevia established its safety, Japan became one of the first countries to use stevia on a large scale commercially. In United Stated, FDA banned all imports of stevia at first because of the newly-presented Naturasweet and Equal sweeteners on the market but Stevia gained its popularity once more doctors recognized its health benefits; two and a half years later FDA approved stevia as a dietary supplement. They needed extensive research in order to establish that Stevia is safe to use as an additive for food and beverages. The active compounds of stevia are stevioside and rebaudioside, which have up...
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...Ludwig, David S. "Are Artificial Sweeteners A Good Alternative To Sugar?." Harvard Health Letter 37.2 (2011): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Nov. 2013 Humphries, P., E. Pretorius, and H. Naudé. "Direct And Indirect Cellular Effects Of Aspartame On The Brain." European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 62.4 (2008): 451-462. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Nov. 2013. Roy, Anitha, et al. "Edible Fruits - Nature's Gift For Diabetic Patients - A Comprehensive Review." International Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review & Research 9.2 (2011): 170-180. Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Dec. 2013. "Mission Possible Radio W/Dr. Russell Blaylock." Interview by Jon Baum and Betty Martini. N.d. Radio. Transcript. Blaylock, Russell, MD. "Dr.Blaylock Warms Again About NutraSweet/Aspartame." Www.rense.com. N.p., 25 July 2012. Web. 01 Dec. 2013. Go AS, Mozaffarian D, Roger VL, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Franco S, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Huffman MD, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Magid D, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, McGuire DK, Mohler ER, Moy CS, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Schreiner PJ, Sorlie PD, Stein J, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2013 update: a report from the American Heart Association.Circulation.2013;127:e6-e245...
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... Joseph Lurf 4/1/15 Mrs. Shields First Draft for Sugar vs Artificial Sweetener Sugar is one of the best things that has ever happened in human existence because we have what’s called a “sweet tooth,” so obviously sugar is the only thing that would cure a “sweet tooth” whether it is in the form of a pastry, cake, cookie, chocolate, and every other thing that is sweet. “1822: Americans consume 45 grams of sugar every five days, or the amount of sugar in a can of coke.” (“Why sugar”).But Artificial Sweeteners has taken a major hit in the past forty years. Many people say the artificial sweeteners are better for someone than sugar, but it is not if anything it is worse. Sugar is naturally found in any type of plant anyone could ever think of, and artificial sweeteners are found only in science laboratory (which means made by mankind). The first appearance of sugar was in 510 bc when the Emperor Darius and the Persian Army invaded India, their he found sugar canes , which he kept a secret from the outside world until the product was finished. While sugar was founded at an early time in human history, artificial sweeteners was not discovered until a later date. It was discovered in 1879 by two chemist, at Johns Hopkins University, a German named Constantin Fainberg and an American named Iru Remsen. “For some time, sugary soft drinks have been under attack as a major contributor to the obesity epidemic plaguing the nation, if not the world. As a result, sales of regular soft...
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...Threats of Aspartame Article Review Aspartame is widely used through out the world. It is a product used to replace sugar in a diet. Accourding to Dr. Joseph Mercola’s October 2009 article “Artificial Sweeteners – More Dangerous than You Ever Imagined” on Mercola.com the product is very dangerous. I chose this topic as a way to prove myself right. I was hopping to find more information on why Aspartame is not bad but I was not able to. I chose this article in particular because of the in depth review of the product. The article is about the effects of Aspartame on the body but Dr. Mercola goes into the history of the product as well. Before he goes into great depth on the effects he shows the how this product came to be and the process it took to become FDA certified. According to Mercola Aspartame was found by accident. A chemist was working on some kind of chemical that would help treat Peptic Ulcer disease. The chemist realized how sweet the product was and that started the clime to creating the products for consumer use. Many test were ran on the product and most showed the negative aspects of using Aspartame. The only group Mercola mentions in the article that could find no issue with Aspartame was the Searle Company. The problem was that the Searle Company was the company trying to bring the product to market. Even the FDA found the product to be unsafe for human consumption. The FDA found flaws in Searle’s testing along with side effects such as, brain tumors in...
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...The product our company gives to the customer are Our company deals in many different types of Jams such as: * Apple Jam * Mango Jam * Apricot Jam * Pineapple Jam * Raspberry Jam * Blueberry Jam * custard apple Jam * strawberry Jam * The latest addition we have is: sugar free Jam. These are the product in which our company deals with. But the most demanding product amongst all is Mix fruit, Pineapple & Sugar free jam. The other products are demanded as per the season and hence they are our seasonal products and come under “Silver pool of our company” where as the “Golden pool of the company” which consist of ever increasing demand consist of: Mix fruit Pineapple & Sugar free jam. Customer is the king of the market. Their demand changes as per their desire so to meet the ever-changing desire of the customers; Our Company provides them with a different Jam with distinct features. Hey people if you wanna have something delicious Try Jam-licious “The secret for healthy diet” The king of taste with toppings of fun and essence of joy is provided in our Jam. “The motto of our company is to provide the best quality for a perfect smile.” A family consists of many members; each member would have different in their taste. Everyone would have their distinct demand; many a time it is noticed some children get upset at the time of breakfast because they don’t like the of regular jam. Now if children get disappointment...
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..."Artificial Sweeteners." School of Public Health. 2015. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/artificial-sweeteners/. This citation describes the health benefits and concerns surrounding artificial sweeteners. It was written by Harvard University's School of Public Health which is renowned for their research. The article looks at a wide variety of studies surrounding the health benefits and concerns about artificial sweeteners. All of these studies were conducted within the past decade and include the most up-to-date information. The author covers both viewpoints with the cited studies and avoids including their own opinions. They conclude that the health effects of sweeteners are inconclusive as research has produced mixed results. As a result, this information is an essential component of the report as it gives insight to the safety of sweeteners. National Health Service. "The truth about sweeteners." NHS Choices. 2014. http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pages/the-truth-about-artificial-sweeteners.aspx. In this citation, it describes both the benefits and concerns relating to artificial sweeteners. The article was written by the National Health Service (NHS). The NHS is the healthcare system of the United Kingdom and is funded by the British Government. The website is also certified as a reliable source of health and social care information by the Information Standard. It concludes that there are numerous health benefits of artificial sweeteners,...
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...Supply and Demand and Price Elasticity Paper Betty Hargrove ECO/212 January 30, 2013 Vivek Singhal Introduction After careful evaluation of our daily commodities we have chosen, soap, oil, sugar, salt, tissue, flour, toothpaste, deodorant, electricity, and wheat. These lists of commodities are necessary in a basic style of life. Our chosen product to focus on throughout our paper is sugar. We will address the supply and demand shift of sugar in a market economy. Furthermore, we will address supply and demand and price elasticity as well as whether our chosen commodity is a necessity or a luxury. Supply and Demand Shift There are limited explanations of why the demand and shifts in sugar vary. One of these reasons is because of the federal tariffs that are put on sugar. A tariff or tax on the import or even export increases the price and make it less in demand. No one wants to pay more for anything that we were paying less for a week ago. Also now there are a few different substitutes of sugar then using the real things. There are brands such as Equal, Splenda, and Sweet and Low. These are known as artificial sugar substitutes. These artificial sugar substitutes are sometimes found in food that we consume daily depending on our likes. Items that are, labeled as “diet” or “sugar free” use artificial sweeteners. There is “sugar free gum” and “diet soda”. These products typically have artificial sweeteners. The demand for the sugar is how much the consumers are willing...
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...Ira Remsen discovered the artificial sweetener, saccharin. He tasted something sweet while eating rolls at dinner and realized it came from the coal tar he was working with earlier in his lab. Remsen did not get credit for discovering the artificial sweetener, Constantin Fahlberg did by patenting it. Artificial sweeteners such as, saccharin, is supposed to be a substitute for sugar. It has fewer calories than sugar. With it having fewer calories than naturally, it will help a person dieting with weight loss. Psychologists at Perdue University experimenting with rats showed the opposite effect. Artificial sweeteners may lead to weight gain instead of weight loss. Before the psychologists conducted the research, consumption data for soft drinks and data on the rise of obesity showed the consumption of artificial sweeteners and weight gain in the United States increased at the same time. Therefore, further research needed to be done to conclude which came first, artificial sweeteners or obesity. Terry Davidson and Susan Swithers conducted the animal model. One group of rats were fed yogurt sweetened with sugar and another group of rats were fed yogurt sweetened with the artificial sweetener, saccharin. Both groups of rats were also fed chocolate Ensure before each yogurt meal. The results showed the rats that ate the yogurt containing saccharin gained more weight than the other rats. One reason for this is the rats eating the yogurt containing saccharin ate more chow. The rats eating...
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...Sources Of Information | Company Name | Title Of Reading | Strategic Issue | Strategic Stage | Strategic Action | Strategic Comment | BFM(11/2/2015) | Coca-Cola.co | Coke hits new sugar high. | Healthy effects when we drink coke through our body within 10 minutes because of coke have high sugar. | Strategic Evaluation | When people drink coke within 10 minutes of drinking one 330ml can of regular coke, 10 teaspoons of sugar will rush into your internal system, which is more than the recommended allowance for one day. | This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.This also will effect to our liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat when drink coke. | Sources Of Information | Company Name | Title Of Reading | Strategic Issue | Strategic Stage | Strategic Action | Strategic Comment | BFM(24/7/2015) | L’Oreal | L’Oreal explains why it's worth it | L'Oreal brand still proving it's more than 'worth it'.The company is broken into operating divisions; professional products. The dominant division, with 50pc of group sales, is consumer products. | Strategic Evaluation | The advertising is as important as the product and that would appear to be the case with the high-flying company we are analysing this week, the world's largest cosmetic and beauty company, L'Oreal. | L'Oreal has a strong balance sheet, high margins, significant market position and good growth potential.The...
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...Grace Jung Component 1 English 240 September 10, 2015 Component 3 Research Question: Are artificial sweeteners a safe alternative to sugar? Can they help people lose weight, or can they actually have the opposite affect? Working Thesis Statement: Americans should eliminate the regular consumption of artificial sweeteners because it could have a reverse effect on losing weight and can lead to chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Working Bibliography: Azgad, Y. (2014, September 14). Gut bacteria, artificial sweeteners and glucose intolerance. Retrieved from http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-09/wios-gba091514.php Brookshire, B. (2014, October 1). The sour side of artificial sweeteners. Retrieved from https:// www.sciencenews.org/blog/scicurious/sour-side-artificial-sweeteners Brown, R., Banate, M., & Rother, K. (2010, October 8). Artificial Sweeteners: A systematic review of metabolic effects in youth. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ articles/PMC2951976/ Conti, L. (2008, May 22). Artificial Sweeteners May Contribute to Metabolic Disorders. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artificial-sweeteners-confound-the-brain/ De Chant, T. (2014, September 18). Artificial Sweeteners Don't Mix Well...
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...3 Reasons to NOT Use Artificial Sweeteners There are 3 BIG reasons to NOT use artificial sweeteners. I hope that you will read this information carefully and make the choice to stop putting these dangerous products into your body. Marketing campaigns around these products are powerful and enticing. The manufacturers want you to believe that they are useful in controlling your weight. The part of the story that they conveniently omit are the dangers connected to these products. Because the sweeteners have either zero or few calories, it seems reasonable that they are good for weight loss programs. Unfortunately, the benefits end there. The risks to your health far out-weight any perceived benefits. Hopefully you are aware of the dangers of sugar to your body; sorry to say that artificial sweeteners are potentially even worse (frying pan to the fire). There have been a number of independent studies that have resulted in the same warning – DO NOT USE THEM. At least with sugar, you know the source (sugar cane or sugar beets). With artificial sweeteners, you never know what they are made from. They are manufactured from a variety of things, e.g. saccharin is made from a coal tar derivative. The purpose of this posting is to share 3 reasons why you should avoid artificial sweeteners. completely. Allergic Reactions Because of the unknowns in sweeteners, they have the potential of causing unexpected allergic reactions. The best known reaction is connected to Splenda. People...
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