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No-Calorie Sweeteners Safe: Are They Effective? An article in The New York Times recently examined the risks of artificial sweeteners. At first blush, it seems we are less likely to gain weight if we sweeten tea or coffee with an artificial, calorie-free sweetener. And today, far more diet-branded drinks are sold than their sugary counterparts. The price is the same, so why not? First, do people who skimp on calories by using artificial sweeteners lose weight? Obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig, writing in the Harvard Letter, reported that sugar substitutes contribute to weight gain. Artificial sweeteners are 1,000 times sweeter than table sugar. Consuming sweeteners does not satisfy hunger and desensitize us to sugar, leading paradoxically to a craving for all things sweet. So with most of us having little willpower, we obtain sugar from other sources, sneaking in one cookie or chocolate and -- while telling ourselves “just this once” -- we sneak another and another until we are so guilty that we eat even more. Now I know that this may not apply to you, but sadly it does apply to many of us (me included!). And to make matters worse, there are sugar receptors on the surface of cells that help regulate how much sugar we take in. More sweetener and less sugar results in a greater number of these receptors that, in turn, cause a more voracious appetite and -- whether we like it or not -- more food intake. Remarkably, if we add two teaspoons of sugar to coffee or tea, we are only adding a measly 50 calories. And in the long term, we would be so much better off satisfying our thirst with water and our appetite with nutritious foods that are rich in the right fats and protein, along with an abundant intake of fruits and vegetables and a modest amount of complex carbohydrates, such as cereals, grains

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and pasta. While it is better to choose a diet soft drink over one containing just sugar, why not consider water or the occasional glass of natural fruit juice? It seems reasonable to choose fewer artificial servings and more real ones when striving to stay healthy. But can artificial sweeteners do us harm? Today the most readily available artificial sweeteners include aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda), saccharin (Sweet’N Low) and a plant-derived, powerful, no-calorie sweetener called Stevia. In the 1990s, alarm appeared for the first time that these sweeteners might not be entirely safe. Saccharin was shown to cause bladder cancer in rats and mice that were given high doses. Because of that study, the product is avoided by some. For a time the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considered banning the substance, but eventually, in 2000, all warning signs were removed, as there is no evidence that saccharin causes any form of cancer in humans. However The New York Times article reports that the Center for Science in the Public Interest recommends avoiding aspartame and saccharin but urges no restraint on either sucralose or a new sweetener, Neotame, which the center deems to be safer. The concern about using aspartame is based on initial evidence that the sweetener is problematic for people with a genetic disorder called phenylketonuria, causing headaches and -- at least in one animal study -- was associated with an increased cancer risk. However, the center does dispel the unfounded notion that aspartame may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer’s disease. Based upon an analysis of decades of widespread use, the potential risks of ingesting artificial or naturally occurring noncaloric sweeteners is negligible. Furthermore, even in those who use sweeteners extensively, the chances of even the most minor adverse effect is vanishingly small. But the reason to consider a resolution to discontinue their use should rest more on the compelling evidence that rather than leading to weight loss, these unnatural compounds may well do the exact opposite.

Dr. David Lipschitz is the author of the book “Breaking the Rules of Aging.” To find out more about Dr. David Lipschitz and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. More information is available at: www. drdavidhealth.com. COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM

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CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) effort will help. How do you build confidence in a dog? Desensitization and obedience training using love, praise and affection. Desensitization is the process of gradually introducing the dog to those things he is afraid of: people, noises, places, objects, circumstances. The trick is to introduce the frightening situation and let the dog approach at his own pace. Do not force anything, but rather, reassure your dog that you will not push him too far past his comfort zone. A method of training steeped in love, praise and affection is what I recommend for all dogs, but especially for the nervous, shy or timid. Stern or angry words will only backfire when working with these personalities, and your success with desensitiADVERTISING PROOF zation depends on the dog believing he has an ally in Final Changes DUE: Mon, 2/20/12 5:00 p.m.. you. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours For a more in-depth examination of canine shyness and techniques for relieving it, check out “When Good Dogs Do Bad Things” and “I Just Got a Puppy. What Do I Do?” or visit www.unclematty.com. Woof! Law Offices Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is coof Michael Pollock author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio 1/16th page, 4 Color, 6x discount rate and television guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s through 1, 2012 • Vol. 8: #9 - #14 a Feb. Dog’s 26 Life!” Read allApril of Uncle Matty’s columns at the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com, and visit him at http://www.unclematty.com. Send your questions to dearuncle.gazette@unclematty.com or by mail to Uncle Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Diamond Springs, CA 95619. COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC.

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National Potteries Co. Their Hummel look-alikes can fool many collectors. The company is known as Napco and was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1939. Over the years, they have imported a plethora of decorative pieces from Japan to the United States. Your figurine is a reproduction of “The Singer” rather than “The Soloist” and can be found selling in the range of $10 to $25.

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To find out more about Anne to his monstrous 300-plus yard cardigans an a clear glass whale oil lamp. I believe it is the McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writsmall drives to seenand with unorthodox comfortable regularity. So fit Fox swinging had comp pressed glass diamond pattern, and it is ver y ers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Sunny Dunes Antique Mall Syndicate website at programmers hit on the idea to make the puck digistyle. But I, too, became curious same shade, heavy. It stands 10 inches high and 4 and a half www.creators.com 16th page, BW, 26x discount rate tally glow forWatson’s the homegame viewers so they’d be able about and, yes, his histogolf bags inches wide at the base, which is six sided. I re- COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM June 10, 2012 - Volume 8: Issue #24 followstyle, the puck better. Oh ... and whenever sometoo. 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