The Substitute

Introduction: The first artificial sweetener was discovered in 1879 when scientist Constantin Fahlberg at Johns Hopkins was preforming experiments on coal tar derivatives when he inadvertently discovered saccharin.1 A few years after its discovery, saccharin was mainly being marketed towards people with diabetes.1 Around the 1940’s, when there was a sugar shortage due to World War II and being thin was becoming a desired body type artificial sweeteners started to be consumed by the general…

The classroom infused with joy and summer warmth was all but quiet. Seventh grade voices echoed through out the small space. Banners hung on every wall, some drawings, some influential quotes. The last moments of the school year edged closer, and joy erupted from the students. Brisk breeze blew throughout the room, intruding from the open windows. Loads of student desks were arranged around the room in a square-like formation. Parody music filled the homeroom, children either singing along or…

Growing up, there was one product that I could not live without and this was chewing gum. I loved everything about it: the unwrapping of a new piece, the vibrant taste as you chew the fresh piece, and the challenge of stuffing the most amount of gum you could in your mouth to make the biggest bubble ever. This simple and ideal tradition is banned from most schools. If schools want students to feel comfortable, schools need to rethink their restriction. To begin, BBC News states that gum chewing…

TOPIC CHOICE (PARAGRAPH 1): -Throughout the last couple of years there have been more and more sugary sweets that are becoming increasingly accessible to anyone at a lower price than fruits and veggies. It is just too easy to get the daily recommended dose of sugar in a single dessert. To make it worse, nowadays you can see different forms of sugar circulating social media, edging people to either make or get some so they can take a picture and post it. This topic is interesting to me because i…

(-- removed HTML --) Demystifying the Controversy: Is Aspartame Bad or Good for You? (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Today’s consumer foods and beverages have one thing in common; artificial sweeteners. These are synthetic sugar alternatives, which are way sweeter but have no significant calorie contribution. Sucralose and aspartame are some of the most popular artificial sweeteners with a unique combination of high sugar and low-calorie content. However, there are lots of…

Sugars and artificial sweeteners, if not used in moderation, can become chemically and physically addictive to the body. Sometimes the outcome is not worth the gain, especially when it can lead to an early death. This essay will compare the adverse effects of sugar and artificial sweeteners in these three categories: Overindulgence, psychological addiction, and association with cancer. Sugars come in several forms and are hidden in many foods. When sugars consumed in large amounts it typically…

The gym was unexpectedly fully lit. The only lights were usually shined at the stage so the audience wouldn’t be in the dark about what was going on. The other actors and I were “back stage” which was really the corridor that leads to the gym lockers, my teacher and principal bragged to the crowd about a play they haven’t witnessed yet. Behind the scenes we were being very fidgety, bouncing on the balls of our feet, sharing occasional giggles. After all the testimonies ensuring our parents that…

Sucralose, is a non-nutritive sweetener, is used in replace of sugar and is six hundred times sweeter. The popular brand Splenda, utilizes sucralose as it’s main chemical ingredient. Splenda is known to consumers as a healthier alternative to sugar, and is able to be sprinkled onto cereal, fresh fruit, and added to teas. In the small yellow packaging of the Splenda, no calorie sweetener packets: one packet is equal to two teaspoons of sugar, while one and a half packets is equal to one…

“Of all the foods consumed today, refined sugar is considered to be one of the most harmful”, says macrobiotics.com. Most people are somewhat aware of how much soda they drink or how many calories they intake, but they have never thought about much sugar they eat. The average American eats approximately 130 pounds of sugar per year. While some don’t even realize that eating too much sugar is something that they daily partake in, it is a terrible habit that needs to be broken! It isn’t actually…

The article “9 Shocking Facts You Need to Know About Sugar” by Larry Schwartz was published on alternet.org on 24 August, 2014. The author reveals shocking statistics about today’s sugar consumption in relation with the increase of certain diseases and explains why most people have a hard time controlling it. I have a weakness for sweets. Chocolate, candy bars, cakes with frosting, ice cream, and soda; I crave all the sweet stuff. Not only did the variety of new sweetish products grow, even the…