Aspartame: Your Friend or Foe?
Are you one of the millions of Americans who drinks diet sodas that contain aspartame? Or are you opposed to NutraSweet because you've heard that it is harmful? The Web site below sheds some light on the controversy surrounding the manufacture and marketing of the artificial sweetener aspartame. Would you consider making a change (either stop using or begin using aspartame) after you surf this site?
Visit the The American Dietetic Association web site
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Are You in the Carbohydrate Zone?
Does eating the wrong carbohydrates make you fat? Barry Sears, author of "Enter the Zone," thinks so. What are the arguments for and against the "Zone Diet" What problems may be associated with following this diet? Does the diet look similar to the Food Guide Pyramid? Would you recommend this diet to others?
Visit the Nutrition Action Newsletter web site
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Fiber
Find food sources of the non-digestible carbohydrates and find the differences between dietary fiber and functional fiber. Why do we need fiber in our daily intakes and where can we find it?
Visit the Harvard School of Public Health web site
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Sugar
What is sugar? How many types are there? Whare are polyols? Why do we need artificial sweeteners? What are novel sweeteners? Compare sugar to artificial sweeteners. How similar and/or different are they? Find research publications to support your arguments. Go to this site and http://www.diabetes123.com/d_08_b00.htm to get more information.
Visit the The Sugar Association web site
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Artificial Sweeteners
What is sugar? How many types are there? Whare are polyols? Why do we need artificial sweeteners? What are novel sweeteners? Compare sugar to artificial sweeteners. How similar and/or different are they? Find research publications to support your arguments. Go to this site and www.sugar.org for more information.
Visit the Diabetes123 web site
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