Sentences with phrase «eating saccharin»

The artificial sweetener became widespread when sugar was rationed during World War I. Tests showed that body couldn't metabolize it, so people didn't get any calories when eating saccharin.

When an animal eats a saccharin - flavored food with no calories, however — disrupting the sweetness and calorie link — the animal tends to eat more and gain more weight, the new study shows.

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Psychologists at Purdue University's Ingestive Behavior Research Center reported that relative to rats that ate yogurt sweetened with glucose (a simple sugar with 15 calories / teaspoon, the same as table sugar), rats given yogurt sweetened with zero - calorie saccharin later consumed more calories, gained more weight, put on more body fat, and didn't make up for it by cutting back later, all at levels of statistical significance.

It's a continuation of work the Purdue group began in 2004, when they reported that animals consuming saccharin - sweetened liquids and snacks tended to eat more than animals fed high - calorie, sweetened foods.

In a series of experiments, scientists at Purdue University compared weight gain and eating habits in rats whose diets were supplemented with sweetened food containing either zero - calorie saccharin or sugar.