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Q Are sweeteners good or bad for us and what damage can they cause? I hear so much conflicting advice.
A There are lots of different sweeteners and they are added by food manufacturers to many foods like ready meals, puddings, yoghurts, jars of sauces and drinks such as lemonade and colas. They are 300-600 times sweeter than sugar so less is used and compared to sugar the calorie content is much lower.See the full content of this document
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Sugar has almost 20 calories per teaspoon and a sweetener such as Canderel has only 2 calories.
There are five sweeteners permitted for use in the UK because they are known to be saf...See the full content of this document
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