Ajit Sweets Dahisar, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Remember Grandfather eating 4 ladoos but never suffering from obesity or Diabetes? Calorie conscious people are commonly on diet and opt for sugar free sweets made using artificial sweeteners. But before buying the exorbitantly priced ‘zero calorie mithai’, make sure you know that artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame which are a no-no for people with genetic disorders like PKU (Phenylketonuria). Also there should be cap on the permissible amount of which is 40 mg per kilo body weight. Sweetner like Cyclamate, a first generation artificial sweetener, is known to cause cancer of the brain and bladder. For most sweeteners, the questions are on their safety, “Can these be given to children? To what extent can we use them?