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02/05/10 03:18 PM

"I read where more than 2 artificially sweetned drinks per day harm kidneys. Is fructose considered an artificial sweetner?"
Asked By: sccareg  
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02/13/10 10:49 AM

Hello ScCareg:
Thank you for bringing you concern to dLife, and the market of artificially sweetened products has significantly increased. However, I am not familiar with the use of these to increase risk to the kidneys. Kidney functions are impaired when sub-optimal blood glucose levels occur in diabetes. Your kidneys clean the blood, blood floods through these filters, healthy kidneys result in wastes being passed out into the urine, keep the 'good' and 'useful' products to keep us healthy. If blood glucose levels exceed 140(AACE)-180(ADA) mg/dl, this overworks the kidneys, potentially setting up a sequence of, 'overworked', 'leaky', and eventually 'not able to filter.'

Carbohydrates, the primary fuel to the glucose readings, (impact the glucose readings in the 1st 2 hours after consumed), these carbohydrates are either simple carbon units, (glucose, galactose or fructose) or complex carbs/starches, or a multiple linkage of glucose units, (flours, high- carb veggies, and dry beans), it's reflected in the "Total carbohydrate" readings on labels, that amount per serving size, incorporated into your individualized meal plan and health goals. Regular table sugar , (sucrose=glucose and fructose) is the gold standard for sugars: chemical makeup or degree of sweetness. Fructose is the natural sweetener in fruit, and perceived as 1.5 times sweeter than table sugar. In a crystalline form, obtained from cornstarch, these FCSH are a mix of fructose and dextrose, (dextrose another sugar from corn, 1 t. fructose=12 calories). Carbs are carbs, all impact the numbers the same!
ADA approved 4 sugar subs, acesulfame K, aspartame, saccharin and sucralose. Limits for intake: aspartame 50 mg, aceK 15, saccharine 5 and sucralose 5-15, all per mg/kg bodywt. /day. Label reading can be very confusing, but, I'm sure you can be savvy to figure it all out. Just when you think you know what's on the label the manufacture changes the recipe! Be your best, regards Sue

Answered By: Susan Throop
Accreditations: RD, CDE, MA
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