Pregnant women are very thirsty and always salivate over drinks. 99% of pregnant women can't help but want to try drinks. It is said that pregnant women who choose sugar-free drinks will not affect the increase of blood sugar. At the same time, there are rumors that pregnant women who drink artificial sweeteners will cause harm to the fetus! So, can we drink drinks and how to choose?

1.Why do sugar-free drinks still taste sweet?

Sugar-free beverages are artificial sweeteners, mainly xylitol, maltitol, cyclamate, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, etc. These are artificial sweeteners, and there are also some natural sweeteners such as stevioside and mogroside.

These are high-concentration sweetening additives that lack the energy of traditional sugars and can inhibit the rapid rise in blood sugar.

2. Can pregnant women drink beverages?

There is no need to refuse, but don't drink it often.

Drinks are not a disaster, and drinking one sip will not cause you to be doomed. Boiled water should be the first choice for pregnant women, and juice, yogurt, and soy milk can be used as alternative drinks. In addition, carbonated drinks, tea, coffee and other caffeinated drinks should not exceed one cup per day.

If you drink caffeinated beverages and your baby clearly protests and has abnormal fetal movements, it means that the baby is sensitive to caffeine. It is recommended that you stop drinking it in the future. After all, people have different physical constitutions. Pregnant women who do not drink caffeine often have different levels of caffeine tolerance compared to those who drink it often.

3. Can all pregnant women drink sugar-free beverages?

Sugar-free drinks break through the limit of unqualified glucose tolerance. If the pregnant mother has the signs of pregnancy syndrome and blood sugar is not easy to control, sugar-free drinks can be chosen. However, aspartame is the nemesis of patients with phenylketonuria. If the pregnant mother suffers from phenylketonuria, it is better not to choose sugar-free drinks with aspartame content.

4. Are regular drinks or sugar-free drinks more suitable for pregnant women?

Sugar-free drinks do not cause so-called fetal malformations, nor do they increase blood sugar levels. Compared with regular drinks, sugar-free drinks are generally healthier. If you have to choose between the two, it is best to choose sugar-free drinks.

However, carbonated drinks still have the risk of calcium loss, but the calcium loss will not affect the baby's development. At most, it will cause pubic pain and leg cramps in pregnant mothers. Sugar-free drinks also include sugar-free tea drinks. It depends on whether there are caffeine metabolism problems such as stomach upset and insomnia, which vary from person to person.

The most suitable foods for pregnant women are boiled water, fruit juice, soy milk, yogurt, etc. They can satisfy your cravings but you won’t get thirsty after just one gulp. It is not recommended to drink them habitually on a daily basis.

In addition to beverages, aspartame also appears in yogurt and a variety of snacks.

5. How do you explain the tests that artificial sweeteners are harmful to animals?

There are indeed experiments that prove that sweeteners have an effect on animal embryos, but the difference between human experiments and animal experiments is very obvious. The amount of sweeteners used in animal experiments is very high, and anything is too much, and even if pregnant mothers drink unlimited sweetener drinks until they make their throats choke, they will not achieve the same effect as the experiment.

Recently, six professional organizations in China jointly released the "Scientific Consensus on Food Sweeteners", which is authoritative and objective in theory. Facts have proven that as long as pregnant women and children choose foods that meet production standards, their intake of artificial sweeteners will not exceed the standard. Because the safe intake is one hundred times the amount added to food, a normal diet will not reach the dangerous range.

In terms of weight loss, sugar-free drinks are no different from drinking water. Don’t try to believe that drinking sugar-free drinks can burn fat. At most, you won’t get fatter. But it’s true that they are good for your teeth!