Essay 4. Choosing the Topic. Literature & Language Essay

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Essay 4
Choosing the Topic
I chose the topic of artificial sweeteners because it is something I have been interested in for some time. While I was in high school, I watched Supersize Me, a documentary about the adverse effects of both sugars and fats. In the documentary, Morgan Spurlock used his body as a white mouse to conduct an experiment. For a period of 30 days, Spurlock took only McDonald’s food and drinks. Throughout his experiment, he recorded the harmful effects of consuming McDonald’s products, especially the sweetened sugars.
Considering the documentary, I look at my childhood and wonder why it took so much sugar. As a child, soda was my favorite drink. Despite my love for the drink, I would experience nose bleeding every time I took it. At some point, a doctor indicated that sugar as the main reason for the problem. The doctor advised me to stop taking too much of it. Surprisingly, the bleeding stopped. I changed from drinking soda to tea and coffee.
I have been asking several questions that will form the basis for my discussion: Does it taste sweet like a real sugar drink? Do artificial sweeteners have any bad influence on human body? However, the first time I tasted it shocked me. I discovered that it is tasty and has zero calories. Ever since I have gained an interest in sugars, and in particular artificial sweeteners.
In order to investigate this topic, I will do a literature review. I will identify relevant literature materials on the topic and analyze them. So that I get credible information, I will focus strictly on peer-reviewed journals that have been published in the last five years. This will ensure that the information I present is up-to-date and hence relevant.
Thesis Statement: While artificially sweetened sugars are critical in reducing calorie intake, they may not have health benefits to individuals living with diabetes.
Source Analysis
Purohit, Vikas, and Sundeep Mishra. "The truth about artificial sweeteners–are they good for diabetics?." (2018): 197-199.
The researcher indicates that the rising pandemic of obesity has prompted individuals to campaign for health food substances. “Thus these substances are being marketed to the masses as a healthy alternative to sugar especially for diabetic population (Purohit and Mishra 197). Further, the researchers note that these products have extreme sweetness, which means that a minimal amount is needed to sweeten without including calories of sugar. Because of such an advantage, artificial sweeteners have become a major focus as healthy alternatives to sugar, in particular for the individuals living with diabetes. At the same time, beverages have embraced artificial sweeteners as alternatives to sugar sweeteners. More and more people living with diabetes are consideri...