For example, aspartame has been found to cause neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Aspartame may also induce headaches, nausea, vision problems, and seizures. Despite these findings, the FDA still classifies diet sodas as safe products. Brown sugar is made by taking white sugar and stirring in either molasses or caramel coloring. Rapadura is made from sugar cane but contains all the minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients of the original plant.
Stevia is thirty times sweeter than sugar with no calories or nutrients.
Which ever way you choose to sweeten your palate, use in moderation. Aspartame , which can be found in diet soft drinks, instant desserts, gum, and candy, has been linked to blurred vision, depression, headaches, insomnia, nausea, rashes, tinnitus, and seizures. Benzoic acid , which is an ingredient in beer, barbeque sauce, fruit juice, margarine, pickles, and soft drinks, may lead to asthma attacks, hives, hyperactivity, and irritaiton of the eyes and mucous membranes. BHA and BHT are used in baked goods, breakfast cereals, candy, and shortening and have been implicated in behavioral problems, immune system disorders, kidney and liver damage, and sterility. Propyl gallate is used in cereals, frozen dairy foods, gum, vegetable oil, and shortening and has been linked with allergies, asthma, gastric irritation, and kidney and liver problems.