As we mentioned in previous article, premenstrual syndrome effects over 70% to 90% of women before menopause in US and less for women in Southeast Asia because of their diet. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) occurrence have more than double over past 50 years due to the acceptance of its as medical condition and caused by unhealthy diet with high in saturated food. Premenstrual syndrome is defined as faulty function of ovaries related to women menstrual cycle, it effects the women physical and emotional state and sometimes interference with daily activities as resulting of hormone fluctuation. The syndrome happens in one or two weeks before menstruation and then declining when the period starts. It is said the symptoms can be so severe that between 10-15% of women have to take time off work, costing businesses millions of dollars a year. In this article, we will discuss How artificial sweetener exhibits premenstrual syndrome.
1. Is artificial sweetener safe?
We always think that sweetener helps to control weigh and misled in believing that sweetener is better that sugar. In fact, it is not true. Sugar helps to provide energy for our body need, over consumption is the problem while sweetener contains aspartame, the substance causes more harm than good to our body including weigh gain and symptoms of pre menstrual syndrome such as depression and anxiety.
2. Serotonin
Artificial sweetener depresses the nervous system in fighting against stress resulting in less levels of serotonin being produced leading to mood swing and depression.
3. Amino acids
Amino acids are important for liver in protein metabolism. Artificial sweetener contains high levels of aspartic and phenylalanine and it is over 150 times sweeter than sugar, taking artificial sweetener may cause over dose of such amino acids resulting in increasing the risk of nervous tension leading to memory lose, mood swing, depression and symptoms of PMS.
4. Methanol
Artificial sweetener when digest, methanol in the sweetener converts to formaldehyde which is toxic to our body resulting in unbalancing the protein metabolism of the brain leading to symptoms of PMS such as mood swing, anxiety and depression, if it is over dose.
5. Addictive
The chemical aspartame is so addictive. It is wise to stop taking artificial sweetener slowly or ask your doctor for help. Abruptly stop taking aspartame may cause withdrawal symptoms.
1. Is artificial sweetener safe?
We always think that sweetener helps to control weigh and misled in believing that sweetener is better that sugar. In fact, it is not true. Sugar helps to provide energy for our body need, over consumption is the problem while sweetener contains aspartame, the substance causes more harm than good to our body including weigh gain and symptoms of pre menstrual syndrome such as depression and anxiety.
2. Serotonin
Artificial sweetener depresses the nervous system in fighting against stress resulting in less levels of serotonin being produced leading to mood swing and depression.
3. Amino acids
Amino acids are important for liver in protein metabolism. Artificial sweetener contains high levels of aspartic and phenylalanine and it is over 150 times sweeter than sugar, taking artificial sweetener may cause over dose of such amino acids resulting in increasing the risk of nervous tension leading to memory lose, mood swing, depression and symptoms of PMS.
4. Methanol
Artificial sweetener when digest, methanol in the sweetener converts to formaldehyde which is toxic to our body resulting in unbalancing the protein metabolism of the brain leading to symptoms of PMS such as mood swing, anxiety and depression, if it is over dose.
5. Addictive
The chemical aspartame is so addictive. It is wise to stop taking artificial sweetener slowly or ask your doctor for help. Abruptly stop taking aspartame may cause withdrawal symptoms.
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