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Are Artificial Sweeteners Okay During Pregnancy?

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Another hot topic: Artificial Sweeteners.
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I’ve talked about before how artificial sweeteners can create a blood sugar rollercoaster and impact our gut for the worse. These alone are reasons I personally avoid them.
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When it comes to pregnancy, there are other things you can consider when deciding whether or not to consume them. As with everything I talk about, I encourage doing your own research so you can make your own informed decision.
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“Since you pass on your microbes to your baby, it’s best to do everything you can to support the natural and healthy populations of bacteria in your body.” — Lily Nichols, R.D.
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Firstly, sucralose (Splenda, etc) has been shown to significantly decrease populations of good bacteria in the gut in just 12 weeks.
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Secondly, sucralose has also been shown, in particular, “to depress thyroid function, which could have a carryover effect on fetal brain development.” — Lily Nichols, R.D.
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Thirdly, is that “they may impact your child’s propensity for obesity later in life.” — Lily Nichols, R.D. It’s been shown that children whose mothers consumed artificial sweeteners daily during pregnancy were 1.9X more likely to be overweight or obese at age 7 compared to those who consumed none.
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Fourthly, the impacts seem to be far-reaching and there’s a lot we don’t know. “Test animals fed sucralose developed a shrunken thymus gland, enlarged liver and kidneys, a decrease in red blood cells and a tendency to diarrhea. Most serious for those wishing for a normal pregnancy and healthy children, sucralose caused prolonged or aborted pregnancy, low birth weight in offspring and reduced growth rate.” — Dr. Thomas Cowan & Sally Fallon
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It seems artificial sweeteners can not only have an impact on mama’s health, but potentially the health of her baby as well.
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Instead of artificial sweeteners, I always go for naturally-sweetened products with cane sugar, raw honey, maple syrup and coconut sugar. I also like date syrup and coconut nectar.😋
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For more information on artificial sweeteners, see my post called “My Thoughts on Artificial Sweeteners.”

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This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare professional before pursuing any changes to your personal healthcare regime.

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References

Nichols, L. (2018). Real Food for Pregnancy. United States.

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