• Doç. Dr. OZAN ŞEN

Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Artificial Sweeteners

In our country, one out of every 4 women is either overweight or facing obesity. The common story of the majority of women who apply for bariatric surgery (stomach tube surgery, gastric bypass) due to weight problems is the weight gained during pregnancy and cannot be regained. The health of future generations is directly related to the health of our mothers. In this respect, our women need to pay attention to their weight not only for their own health, but also for the health of their babies. If the mother is overweight during pregnancy, doctors now advise expectant mothers to lose weight and pay attention to their diet for a problem-free pregnancy. Studies show that babies born to mothers with weight problems are more likely to have problems such as diabetes and obesity in the future.Let's talk about artificial sweeteners. You know, artificial sweeteners such as aspartame are used by many people to lose weight. Especially people who do not like to drink tea and coffee without sugar often use aspartame. In fact, using artificial sweeteners only serves to fool ourselves. Studies have shown that artificial sweeteners are at least as harmful as regular sugar, and may even cause insulin resistance by directly affecting the pancreatic tissue.

A recent study on artificial sweeteners is even more important. The research revealed that the risk of obesity in the future is very high in the babies born to mothers who use artificial sweeteners to avoid weight gain during pregnancy. Aspartame used during pregnancy does not harm the mother, but it disrupts the intestinal flora of the baby before it is born and invites many problems that may occur in the future.  At the end of the study, it is recommended that expectant mothers should not use artificial sweeteners during pregnancy.

If you have any questions about this or other issues such as obesity, bariatric surgery, tube stomach surgery, gastric bypass surgery, weight loss methods, gastric balloon, stomach botox, you can send them to us by visiting our website or social media accounts.

You can reach all our social media accounts from the link below

https://linktr.ee/doc.dr.ozansen

Bunlar da İlginizi Çekebilir

obezite-ve-seker-hastaligi
Obesity and Diabetes

Obesity is one of the biggest problems of our age and it is increasing all over the w…

Read more
obezite-ve-kanser
Obesity and Cancer

Did you know that some types of cancer are more common in obese people? Colon ca…

Read more
Contact Us