Recent studies suggest that regular consumption of certain artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin may be linked to an increased risk of early puberty, especially in girls. These sweeteners might disrupt hormonal balance or affect gut microbiota, influencing puberty onset.
Do you think artificial sweeteners should be avoided in children’s diets to reduce the risk of early puberty? Why or why not?
Yes avoiding artificial Sweetener might reduce risk of puberty
I never really thought sweeteners could affect something like puberty. We usually choose “sugar-free” thinking it’s the better option, especially for kids. But if these can mess with hormones and early development, then it’s actually scary. I feel it’s better to go with natural options and just avoid giving too much of anything processed to children. Their growing bodies are sensitive, and small things can have big effects.
See what I feel like is artificial sweetener specially the ones which are marketed in shops are not that much healthy as people talk about it cause it also have long changes of polycarbohydrates so artificial sweetener is trap I think but if we are talking about , are they cause early pubery so it might do cause ENDO 2015 proved this thing in their community…
This article reminds me of the one I recently read about the PepsiCo. company planning to start using real sugar instead of the economical sweetners. And this comes after the rising MAHA movement in the USA promoted by their Health Secretary.
And about the precocious puberty, I think the differences between current generation of children and that of 2 decades back is much clear, and now we know one the reasons behind it.
Yes artificial sweeteners should be avoided in the children for protecting the children from early puberty. and these artificial sweeteners will also effect on the children tooth and they will also suffer with the cough and the fever by consuming the chocolates, sweets.
Yes , artificial Sweetner should be avoided in Children diets to reduce the risk of early puberty instead of artificial Sweetner children should used sugar alternative such as honey and Jaggery
Yes, Artificial sugars increases the risk of early puberty in childrens . Artificial sugars causes the hormonal imbalance.By choosing artificial sugars better to go with natural sugars .
go natural , but even natural contains some artificial components
Avoiding these artificial sweetener can resolve this problem. Instead of taking these sweetner there are natural alternatives can replace artificial sweetener.
Artificial should be avoided in children’s diets . It can affect their tooth and can lead to an unbalanced diet and may lead hormonal dis balance . Parents should avoid artificial sweetener
Yes ofcourse. Artıfıçial sweetener should be avoided not for children but for adults also. As it does lead to many harmful side effects for both.
Yes Artificial sweetner should be avoided in children diet to avoid the risk of puberty
It will also damage the oral cavity instead of artificial sweetner they can use jaggery as alternative
Yes. Artificial sweeteners should be avoided in children’s diet as to prevent precocious puberty which may cause emotional stress, reduction of height, issues related to metabolism and reproductive health. People should be made aware of sweetener consumption in children and how it impacts their life, they should be guided with how much sugar should be consumed by a child and there should be a sugar restricted and healthy diet following with regular check ups.
Natural things are more beneficial than artificial thing. Artificial things may cause many harmful effect on children.
Everyone should avoid artificial sweeteners. After going through the article I understood one thing clearly: Children are more sensitive and vulnerable to these artificial products, like artificial sweeteners, so for them, they shouldn’t even exist.
The given article suggests that certain sweeteners like sucralose and glycyrrhizin can increase the risk of early puberty, particularly in those who are genetically predisposed.
And, they have also mentioned that : given the potential long-term health consequences, such as emotional distress, shorter adult height, and increased risk of metabolic and reproductive disorders, it’s crucial to limit or avoid these substances in children’s diets.
So, stricter regulations or bans on artificial sweeteners in children’s products could help protect their health and well-being.
Artificial sweetener are harmful to the children. It’s harming their genetic formation and unnecessary mutation.
I came to know about this early puberty when I read the read the article on medbound times
But what I do know about sugar use in kids is the major cause of
obesity,
Harmful gut bacteria colonization,
Mood swings
Irritable behaviour
Yes definitely, the artificial sweeteners should be avoided in the diet of children. As these sweeteners affect gut health majorly and as gut is the significant place that regulates many important hormones of our body, it should be avoided, otherwise it can cause hormonal fluctuations leading to early onset of puberty and hormonal disruptions too inside the body. Besides, ingestion of early sweeteners can increase the fat amount in the body gradually and excess fat also impacts puberty. The effects are not just limited to it’s connection with early puberty, but it can have long-term health consequences as well like it can affect estrogen balance in the body, can cause painful cramps during cycles, can lead to obesity and Diabetes too and also can enhance cholesterol levels.
Yes artificial sweeteners should be avoided for childrens even early puberty has some implications like both physically as well as psychologically. So it is better avoid to artificial sweeteners and feed them healthy vegetables.
