Which Sweetener or Sugar Substitute?

Great Information from 'The Genetic Key Diet' by Dr Steve Nugent.

What should I do for a sweetener or sugar substitute?

'...I wouldn't use a sugar substitute. Sucrose (table sugar) is the most common sugar found in plants and required to run your body. Sucrose isn't bad, excess levels of it are bad. Your body requires the equivalent of ten teaspoons of sucrose in a normal day according to the USDA. That would include all you receive from all natural foods you eat, not adding spoons of sugar each day. Sucrose, surprisingly, is moderate on the index if you do not exceed 1 teaspoon during any 2-hour period. If you are any metabolic type other than G5, you can use it in moderation.

If you choose not to use sucrose, use Xylitol. Xylitol is low glycemic, natural and tastes great. It is a natural sugar, Xylose, that has been extracted from fruits or vegetables with an alcohol process. Anything that is extracted with an alcohol process ends in 'ol'. Xylitol is as sweet as sucrose, has 33% fewer calories than sucrose, will not promote tooth decay, and won't raise your blood sugar. There are also studies that show it contributes to healthy teeth and bones, as well as reduces the incidence of ear infections in children.

Sam Caster, CEO and Chairman of Mannatech inc. during his first two years, the company focused on products that contained aloe vera extract. Mannatech announced it's flagship Ambrotose 1996, based on the discovery that the body's immune system needs eight plant-based sugars - also known as glyconutrients - to function properly.