The nurse is aware that sugar alternatives come in two categories: polyols and nonnutritive sweeteners
When helping a client develop a menu plan, which of the following is true about nonnutritive sweeteners that the nurse should share with the client? A) They promote dental caries.
B) They are much less sweet than sugar.
C) They provide few or no calories.
D) They cause blood sugar levels to rise rapidly.
A
Feedback:
Alternatives to sugar arise from Americans' desire to "have their cake and eat it, too." People want the taste of sweetness without feeling guilty about the calories. The food industry has responded to this demand by developing numerous low-calorie and calorie-free nonnutritive sweeteners. Nonnutritive sweeteners are hundreds of times sweeter than sugar. They do not cause dental caries and do not raise blood sugar levels.
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