Splenda might not be the best sugar substitute

Paco Dennis

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We use an artificial sweetener that has natural ingredients. Splenda was born in a laboratory and this article tells about it's harmful effects.

"Sucralose: Emerging Science Reveals Health Risks​


Sucralose is the most widely used artificial sweetener in the United States. Most commonly sold under the brand name Splenda, the chemical is used in over 6,000 food products. It is often found in “diet” sodas including Diet Coke with Splenda, Diet Pepsi with Splenda, as well as Gatorade’s Propel Water, low-calorie Kool-Aid, Atkins Diet products, and other low-calorie foods and drinks.


Sucralose is 600 times sweeter than sugar and itself contains no calories. Although it has been marketed as a healthy product that can help fend off obesity and diabetes, sucralose consumption has been linked to leukemia, weight gain, obesity, diabetes, liver inflammation, metabolic dysfunction and other illnesses.


Sucralose backers have also claimed it is poorly absorbed and does not significantly bioaccumulate in the human body. However, a 2018 study found that sucralose metabolizes and bioaccumulates in rats. Based on this recent science, U.S. Right to Know petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate deceptive advertising claims by Tate & Lyle and Coca-Cola."

https://usrtk.org/sweeteners/sucralose-emerging-science-reveals-health-risks/

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Artificial sweeteners and Diet Soda are a major contributor to weight gain....in that they "trick" the brain into wanting "more". This is good for the corporations, but Very bad for the health of people who consume this stuff.

I do, However, like artificial sweeteners which contain Aspartame. I keep some of that stuff on hand, and when I come across an ant hill forming in the yard, I sprinkle some of that on the nest. The ants Love it, and swarm all over it, and within a couple of days, they are gone. I would be Very reluctant to consume anything that seems to be a very effective Ant Poison.
 
I use products that contain Splenda and also use small amounts in cooking.

I also use small amounts of Lakanto monkfruit sweetener.

I could probably use small amounts of sugar, but it tends to fuel my addiction to carbs.. 🐷

I doubt that sugar would be approved by the FDA or widely accepted if it came on the market today.

For me, small amounts and infrequent use of any sweetener is the key.
 
There are many web sites which detail the negative side of using artificial sweeteners. Anyone who uses this stuff would be well advised to spend some time reading about them, and all the potential side effects. Just do a search on "artificial sweeteners", and be prepared to read a bunch of reports.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I use products that contain Splenda and also use small amounts in cooking.

I also use small amounts of Lakanto monkfruit sweetener.

I could probably use small amounts of sugar, but it tends to fuel my addiction to carbs.. 🐷

I doubt that sugar would be approved by the FDA or widely accepted if it came on the market today.

For me, small amounts and infrequent use of any sweetener is the key.
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I formulated with all natural Monkfruit sweetener for years in our health food manufacturing biz. Its wonderful for your body, for ages the Chinese used it to treat respiratory issues in children. Its zero on the glycemic load scale and with the natural erythritol (as you mentioned in the Lakanto) used as a bulking agent its a near perfect replacement for sugar in cooking and baking. It will recrystallize but normally that's not an issue unless you are making jams or thick syrups. Good choice, Aunt Bea.
 
Paco Dennis said:
We use an artificial sweetener that has natural ingredients. Splenda was born in a laboratory and this article tells about it's harmful effects.

"Sucralose: Emerging Science Reveals Health Risks​


Sucralose is the most widely used artificial sweetener in the United States. Most commonly sold under the brand name Splenda, the chemical is used in over 6,000 food products. It is often found in “diet” sodas including Diet Coke with Splenda, Diet Pepsi with Splenda, as well as Gatorade’s Propel Water, low-calorie Kool-Aid, Atkins Diet products, and other low-calorie foods and drinks.


Sucralose is 600 times sweeter than sugar and itself contains no calories. Although it has been marketed as a healthy product that can help fend off obesity and diabetes, sucralose consumption has been linked to leukemia, weight gain, obesity, diabetes, liver inflammation, metabolic dysfunction and other illnesses.


Sucralose backers have also claimed it is poorly absorbed and does not significantly bioaccumulate in the human body. However, a 2018 study found that sucralose metabolizes and bioaccumulates in rats. Based on this recent science, U.S. Right to Know petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate deceptive advertising claims by Tate & Lyle and Coca-Cola."

https://usrtk.org/sweeteners/sucralose-emerging-science-reveals-health-risks/

8 min. read
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Pepsi went back to using Aspertame and Coke Zero uses Aspartame. Issues with Aspartame revolve around tumors in lab rats.
https://thebeet.com/heres-what-happens-in-your-body-when-you-drink-a-diet-coke/
 
Paco Dennis said:
However, a 2018 study found that sucralose metabolizes and bioaccumulates in rats.
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First of all, the website being quoted has a political agenda so right there its claims are likely to be click-bait exaggerated or made up. Secondly, the study they say found that the sucralose bioaccumulates actually says "No apparent sucralose was detected in adipose tissue of rats by whole-body autoradiography" and that the author thinks it may have the potential to accumulate and so should have further studies (i.e., someone should give them money to do more research).
 
I have tried various sugar substitutes and thought I had found one which suits me. There are many natural sweeteners but each has a different flavour which doesn't always go with both coffee and tea. I think I will go back to using honey and maple syrup.
 
...another thing about using artificial sweeteners: the synthetic sweetness from artificial sweeteners can overstimulate the body's taste buds, which makes the sweetness found in natural sources like fruits seem less potent.

Better to use a little natural sugar if you really have to sweeten something, only 16 calories per teaspoon.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I doubt that sugar would be approved by the FDA or widely accepted if it came on the market today.
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Well, they are not trustworthy in any case. They did approve a lot of things that are death-causing recently, and for decades past.
And they forbid some things that protect healthy people, immunity, and the environment too.
Whose side are they on ? Not the side of truth nor honest people, ever.
 
HoneyNut said:
First of all, the website being quoted has a political agenda so right there its claims are likely to be click-bait exaggerated or made up.
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This identifies almost all websites , news media, politicians, scientists, doctors, and all of pharmakeia. (not 'likely', but sure to be click bait/ deception).
 
I'm even a little suspicious of some of the natural sweeteners though I have some Vernon's soda with the 'natural' sweeteners and I have some Stevia packets.
 
I use a variety of sweeteners but never use sugar or certain artificial sweeteners Many confuse sucralose with the brand name, Splenda, which contains maltodextrin as a bulking agent.

Here is what I found on Wikipedia about it and they reference it to the studies:

"Sucralose has been accepted as safe by several food safety regulatory bodies worldwide, including the FDA, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee Report on Food Additives, the European Union's Scientific Committee on Food, Health Protection Branch of Health and Welfare Canada, and Food Standards Australia New Zealand. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, the amount of sucralose that can be consumed over a person's lifetime without any adverse effects is 900 mg per kg of body weight per day.

"In determining the safety of sucralose, the FDA reviewed data from more than 110 studies in humans and animals. Many of the studies were designed to identify possible toxic effects, including carcinogenic, reproductive, and neurological effects. No such effects were found, and FDA's approval is based on the finding that sucralose is safe for human consumption." For example, McNeil Nutritional LLC studies – submitted as part of its U.S. FDA Food Additive Petition 7A3987 – indicated that "in the 2-year rodent bioassays ... there was no evidence of carcinogenic activity for either sucralose or its hydrolysis products ..."

The FDA approval process indicated that consuming sucralose in typical amounts as a sweetener was safe.[14][15] When the estimated daily intake is compared to the intake at which adverse effects are seen (known as the "highest no-effects limit", or HNEL at 1500 mg/kg BW/day,[15] a large margin of safety exists. The bulk of sucralose ingested is not absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract (gut) and is directly excreted in the feces, while 11–27% of it is absorbed.[14][15] The amount absorbed from the gut is largely removed from the blood by the kidneys and eliminated in the urine, with 20–30% of the absorbed sucralose being metabolized."

You can buy liquid sucralose and it is expensive but will last a long time as you only need a drop or two.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I use products that contain Splenda and also use small amounts in cooking.

I also use small amounts of Lakanto monkfruit sweetener.

I could probably use small amounts of sugar, but it tends to fuel my addiction to carbs.. 🐷

I doubt that sugar would be approved by the FDA or widely accepted if it came on the market today.

For me, small amounts and infrequent use of any sweetener is the key.
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I use raw sugar, but some of the others around me use Stevia. Have you tried Stevia?
 
Sugar substitutes is a hot topic. Usually I don't say anything about it to others. I figure everyone can eat what they choose. I use a variety of sweeteners depending on what I am preparing. If you cook a lot you learn.
 
Don M. said:
There are many web sites which detail the negative side of using artificial sweeteners. Anyone who uses this stuff would be well advised to spend some time reading about them, and all the potential side effects. Just do a search on "artificial sweeteners", and be prepared to read a bunch of reports.
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Exactly and this has been studied and studied ... yet crickets from the FDA ...
many things they approve and when they find out are harmful or not so great............. they seem to take the approach that people can be informed by own research ....... and make their own choice about consuming these products............

seems to be hypocritical .....

The beverage makers lobby ( think soda manufacturers ) have managed to keep the FDA at bay .....
wonder why they do not have to label like cigarettes warnings .....
maybe like "artificial sweeteners have been shown to cause ... XYZ"

Perhaps the FDA should have to revisit items approved ........after a couple or few years to show both effectiveness and or damage and ADMIT that initial approval was in ERROR.
 

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