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[OT] Splenda?
Has anyone here heard of anyone having problems with Splenda (Sucralose)?
I've been using it and I like the taste, but then decided to do a web search on "Splenda Dangers" and got more info than I'd bargained for. Of course there's all kind of panic-making misinformation to be had on the web, so some of it is sure to hit home when they start talking about the medical problems it causes. I'm trying to find out from anyone who may have had personal experience with it or knows someone who has. Anyone? -- Hugs, CatNipped http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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CatNipped wrote:
Has anyone here heard of anyone having problems with Splenda (Sucralose)? I've been using it and I like the taste, but then decided to do a web search on "Splenda Dangers" and got more info than I'd bargained for. Of course there's all kind of panic-making misinformation to be had on the web, so some of it is sure to hit home when they start talking about the medical problems it causes. I'm trying to find out from anyone who may have had personal experience with it or knows someone who has. Anyone? -- Hugs, CatNipped http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ I've only used it in resteraunts (the few that provide it), and in iced tea. I did notice that it is sweeter than regular sugar (3 packets of Splends is way more sweeter than 3 packets of regular sugar - thank god waitress came & refilled my half-empty glass with unsweetened tea and evened it out some ) -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... Has anyone here heard of anyone having problems with Splenda (Sucralose)? I've been using it and I like the taste, but then decided to do a web search on "Splenda Dangers" and got more info than I'd bargained for. Of course there's all kind of panic-making misinformation to be had on the web, so some of it is sure to hit home when they start talking about the medical problems it causes. I'm trying to find out from anyone who may have had personal experience with it or knows someone who has. Anyone? Personally, I think much is overinflation of real situation. Like many a food stuff, moderation is the key. Sugar has it's bad effects on health too... diabetes... rotting teeth...Indeed, over on this side of the pond, artificial sweeteners including Splenda are encouraged for diabetics. Example - see http://www.sndri.gcal.ac.uk/pdf/diab...althiereat.pdf Remember the Alar on apples scare? Cheers, helen s -- Hugs, CatNipped http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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"wafflycat" waffles*AT*v21net*DOT*co*DOT*uk wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Has anyone here heard of anyone having problems with Splenda (Sucralose)? I've been using it and I like the taste, but then decided to do a web search on "Splenda Dangers" and got more info than I'd bargained for. Of course there's all kind of panic-making misinformation to be had on the web, so some of it is sure to hit home when they start talking about the medical problems it causes. I'm trying to find out from anyone who may have had personal experience with it or knows someone who has. Anyone? Personally, I think much is overinflation of real situation. Like many a food stuff, moderation is the key. Sugar has it's bad effects on health too... diabetes... rotting teeth...Indeed, over on this side of the pond, artificial sweeteners including Splenda are encouraged for diabetics. Example - see http://www.sndri.gcal.ac.uk/pdf/diab...althiereat.pdf Remember the Alar on apples scare? Cheers, helen s Not to eggs are bad for you. No, wait, eggs aren't that bad. Oh yes, they are. No, wait, they aren't. Don't get me started on nitrites in bacon. Don't eat bacon! But wait, Atkins said to eat a pound of it at one sitting! If we all worried about every little thing we ate we'd be so skinny we'd slip sideways through cracks in doorways. THEN we'd have to worry about being accused of burgling someone's home because we could slip through the cracks! (chuckling) Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... "wafflycat" waffles*AT*v21net*DOT*co*DOT*uk wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Has anyone here heard of anyone having problems with Splenda (Sucralose)? I've been using it and I like the taste, but then decided to do a web search on "Splenda Dangers" and got more info than I'd bargained for. Of course there's all kind of panic-making misinformation to be had on the web, so some of it is sure to hit home when they start talking about the medical problems it causes. I'm trying to find out from anyone who may have had personal experience with it or knows someone who has. Anyone? Personally, I think much is overinflation of real situation. Like many a food stuff, moderation is the key. Sugar has it's bad effects on health too... diabetes... rotting teeth...Indeed, over on this side of the pond, artificial sweeteners including Splenda are encouraged for diabetics. Example - see http://www.sndri.gcal.ac.uk/pdf/diab...althiereat.pdf Remember the Alar on apples scare? Cheers, helen s Not to MENTION eggs are bad for you. No, wait, eggs aren't that bad. Oh yes, they are. No, wait, they aren't. Don't get me started on nitrites in bacon. Don't eat bacon! But wait, Atkins said to eat a pound of it at one sitting! If we all worried about every little thing we ate we'd be so skinny we'd slip sideways through cracks in doorways. THEN we'd have to worry about being accused of burgling someone's home because we could slip through the cracks! (chuckling) Jill |
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I can't touch the stuff w/a ten-foot-pole. I don't care what it's made out
of; eating any food sweetened w/Splenda gives me - within a few hours - severe ab cramps and glued to bathroom throne for duration of overnight hours.For some reason, all the d***** "no sugar added" ice cream (not the frozen yogurt, thank God) is laced w/it as if it were the solution to world peace. You asked, I told. "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "wafflycat" waffles*AT*v21net*DOT*co*DOT*uk wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Has anyone here heard of anyone having problems with Splenda (Sucralose)? I've been using it and I like the taste, but then decided to do a web search on "Splenda Dangers" and got more info than I'd bargained for. Of course there's all kind of panic-making misinformation to be had on the web, so some of it is sure to hit home when they start talking about the medical problems it causes. I'm trying to find out from anyone who may have had personal experience with it or knows someone who has. Anyone? Personally, I think much is overinflation of real situation. Like many a food stuff, moderation is the key. Sugar has it's bad effects on health too... diabetes... rotting teeth...Indeed, over on this side of the pond, artificial sweeteners including Splenda are encouraged for diabetics. Example - see http://www.sndri.gcal.ac.uk/pdf/diab...althiereat.pdf Remember the Alar on apples scare? Cheers, helen s Not to MENTION eggs are bad for you. No, wait, eggs aren't that bad. Oh yes, they are. No, wait, they aren't. Don't get me started on nitrites in bacon. Don't eat bacon! But wait, Atkins said to eat a pound of it at one sitting! If we all worried about every little thing we ate we'd be so skinny we'd slip sideways through cracks in doorways. THEN we'd have to worry about being accused of burgling someone's home because we could slip through the cracks! (chuckling) Jill |
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"Hopitus" wrote in message
... I can't touch the stuff w/a ten-foot-pole. I don't care what it's made out of; eating any food sweetened w/Splenda gives me - within a few hours - severe ab cramps and glued to bathroom throne for duration of overnight hours.For some reason, all the d***** "no sugar added" ice cream (not the frozen yogurt, thank God) is laced w/it as if it were the solution to world peace. You asked, I told. Well, one of the reasons I asked was because of the intestinal problems I've been reading about (not to mention the effects on animal testing: Shrunken thymus glands (up to 40% shrinkage), Enlarged liver and kidneys, Atrophy of lymph follicles in the spleen and thymus, Increased cecal weight, Reduced growth rate, Decreased red blood cell count, Hyperplasia of the pelvis, Extension of the pregnancy period, Aborted pregnancy, Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights, and Diarrhea I've seen mentioned on numerous sites). I've been having a problem with, um, "excessive internal aeration" lately, and I eat *lots* of Splenda because I drink *lots* of coffee with it and since I hate the taste of coffee I put about 6 or 7 packets of Splenda in each cup. Well, OK, coffee is made from beans and beans have been known to cause this problem, so am I just full of hot air??? ; Hugs, CatNipped |
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CatNipped wrote:
and I eat *lots* of Splenda because I drink *lots* of coffee with it and since I hate the taste of coffee I put about 6 or 7 packets of Splenda in Dumb question. Why do you drink coffee if you don't like it? The caffeine? Have you tried green tea? It's got caffeine and it's good for you! -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
... CatNipped wrote: and I eat *lots* of Splenda because I drink *lots* of coffee with it and since I hate the taste of coffee I put about 6 or 7 packets of Splenda in Dumb question. Why do you drink coffee if you don't like it? The caffeine? Have you tried green tea? It's got caffeine and it's good for you! Yes, but not to "wake me up". I have ADHD and any stimulant I take actually calms me down and makes me more "focused". There's also the benefit of just drinking something hot that will keep me from being hungry all the time (my metabolism is so out of whack that I feel hungry even after eating!). I haven't tried hot tea just because it's not as readily available (there's always a pot of coffee going at the office). I'll have to get some and see about getting a set-up going at the new office (we're moving to our new "Executive Suite" in about 4 weeks - at least that will help *one* aspect of my lousy job, I won't be working in a depot at the Port of Houston and being run off the road by 18 wheelers at least twice a week). Hugs, CatNipped -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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CatNipped wrote:
Has anyone here heard of anyone having problems with Splenda (Sucralose)? I've been using it and I like the taste, but then decided to do a web search on "Splenda Dangers" and got more info than I'd bargained for. Of course there's all kind of panic-making misinformation to be had on the web, so some of it is sure to hit home when they start talking about the medical problems it causes. I'm trying to find out from anyone who may have had personal experience with it or knows someone who has. Anyone? From http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-sweeteners.html: Splenda, also known as sucralose, is an artificial sweetener, which is a chlorinated sucrose derivative. Facts about this artificial chemical are as follows: Pre-Approval Research Pre-approval research showed that sucralose caused shrunken thymus glands (up to 40% shrinkage) and enlarged liver and kidneys. Recent Research A possible problem with caecal enlargement and renal mineralization has been seen in post approval animal research. Sucralose Breaks Down Despite the manufacturer's mis-statements, sucralose does break down into small amounts of 1,6-dichlorofructose, a chemical which has not been adequtely tested in humans. More importantly, sucralose must break down in the digestive system. If it didn't break down and react at all (as the manufacturer claims), it would not chemically-react on the tongue to provide a sweet taste. The truth is that sucralose does break down to some extent in the digestive system. Independent, Long-Term Human Research None. Manufacturer's "100's of studies" (some of which show hazards) were clearly inadequate and do not demonstrate safety in long-term use. Chlorinated Pesticides The manufacturer claims that the chlorine added to sucralose is similar to the chlorine atom in the salt (NaCl) molecule. That is not the case. Sucralose may be more like ingesting tiny amounts of chlorinated pesticides, but we will never know without long-term, independent human research. Conclusion While it is unlikely that sucralose is as toxic as the poisoning people are experiencing from Monsanto's aspartame, it is clear from the hazards seen in pre-approval research and from its chemical structure that years or decades of use may contribute to serious chronic immunological or neurological disorders. There are natural sweeteners that make excellent sugar substitutes. My favorite is lo han fruit extract, sold as SlimSweet or other brand names. Xylitol and stevia are also very good substitutes, and are less expensive than SlimSweet. You can usually find them at your nearest health food store, or you can order them off the WWW. See: lo han (SlimSweet) - http://www.lifesvigor.com/prod/15579/ xylitol - http://www.xylitol.org/ stevia - http://www.healthy.net/nutrit/kitchen/foods/stevia.asp |
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