Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Be wary of the zealots' penchant to taint the quality of information we access. I have seen crusader Betty Martini's widely repeated guess that Splenda taken in a common sweetener dose may be harmful, but I'd like to point out that real data is lacking. Note that most of the commentary doesn't have anything to do with Splenda. They are tying to baffle, not inform. Also note the zealots' tactic of trying to tack Splenda on the coattails of Aspartame's infamy; it is not even a similar product. The Splenda issue should more properly be labeled urban legend, for as far as I can see today that's about the extent of it. Anyone who has uncovered real data on Splenda as opposed to hype, please drop it on me and I'll do a newspaper column on it that reaches almost 50,000 people. Me, I still use Splenda a few times a week in my whey product. My weekly dosage is about 75 mg. Similarly, many people I know are getting well despite assimilating similar doses. Obviously, getting well is where the rubber meets the road and it's better than vacillating after reading the work of agenda artists. Still, to the please the purists I have two top cold-processed whey isolates on my site that contain no sweetener at all. Oops, don't tell the NotMilk agenda machine I recommend whey Duncan http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow duncancrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I am not a zealot, but I will not touch any of those sweeteners. I remember when I first heard about aspartame back in the early 80's. I thought "Wow" that will really help me lose weight. I drank all those diet drinks and added sweeteners to my tea, and while on Weight Watcher's I did lose weight. Couple of years later came right back on. Now at 58 and feel mature and informed, I drink water and an occasional regular soda. My weight is down and has been maintained for several years now. I watch my friends go from diet to diet with adding sweeteners and "special" diet food. They are fat and unhealthy. I have given up on trying to convince them. They are in complete denial. Judy - Duncan Crow Monday, March 20, 2006 10:57 AM Re: Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener Be wary of the zealots' penchant to taint the quality of information we access. I have seen crusader Betty Martini's widely repeated guess that Splenda taken in a common sweetener dose may be harmful, but I'd like to point out that real data is lacking. Note that most of the commentary doesn't have anything to do with Splenda. They are tying to baffle, not inform. Also note the zealots' tactic of trying to tack Splenda on the coattails of Aspartame's infamy; it is not even a similar product. The Splenda issue should more properly be labeled urban legend, for as far as I can see today that's about the extent of it.Anyone who has uncovered real data on Splenda as opposed to hype, please drop it on me and I'll do a newspaper column on it that reaches almost 50,000 people.Me, I still use Splenda a few times a week in my whey product. My weekly dosage is about 75 mg. Similarly, many people I know are getting well despite assimilating similar doses. Obviously, getting well is where the rubber meets the road and it's better than vacillating after reading the work of agenda artists.Still, to the please the purists I have two top cold-processed whey isolates on my site that contain no sweetener at all.Oops, don't tell the NotMilk agenda machine I recommend whey ;)Duncanhttp://members.shaw.ca/duncancrowduncancrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I end up in the ER every time I ingest Splenda. Guess that makes my body the zealot because my response to it wasn't an intellectual one. I have several friends who have the same reaction to it. If it makes you sick as a dog, then you want to avoid it, never mind the research or opinions of others. - bobjudy Monday, March 20, 2006 10:19 AM Re: Re: Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener I am not a zealot, but I will not touch any of those sweeteners. I remember when I first heard about aspartame back in the early 80's. I thought "Wow" that will really help me lose weight. I drank all those diet drinks and added sweeteners to my tea, and while on Weight Watcher's I did lose weight. Couple of years later came right back on. Now at 58 and feel mature and informed, I drink water and an occasional regular soda. My weight is down and has been maintained for several years now. I watch my friends go from diet to diet with adding sweeteners and "special" diet food. They are fat and unhealthy. I have given up on trying to convince them. They are in complete denial. Judy - Duncan Crow Monday, March 20, 2006 10:57 AM Re: Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener Be wary of the zealots' penchant to taint the quality of information we access. I have seen crusader Betty Martini's widely repeated guess that Splenda taken in a common sweetener dose may be harmful, but I'd like to point out that real data is lacking. Note that most of the commentary doesn't have anything to do with Splenda. They are tying to baffle, not inform. Also note the zealots' tactic of trying to tack Splenda on the coattails of Aspartame's infamy; it is not even a similar product. The Splenda issue should more properly be labeled urban legend, for as far as I can see today that's about the extent of it.Anyone who has uncovered real data on Splenda as opposed to hype, please drop it on me and I'll do a newspaper column on it that reaches almost 50,000 people.Me, I still use Splenda a few times a week in my whey product. My weekly dosage is about 75 mg. Similarly, many people I know are getting well despite assimilating similar doses. Obviously, getting well is where the rubber meets the road and it's better than vacillating after reading the work of agenda artists.Still, to the please the purists I have two top cold-processed whey isolates on my site that contain no sweetener at all.Oops, don't tell the NotMilk agenda machine I recommend whey ;)Duncanhttp://members.shaw.ca/duncancrowduncancrow Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release 3/17/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 real data is lacking because the government doesnt want us to find it. - bobjudy Monday, March 20, 2006 8:19 AM Re: Re: Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener I am not a zealot, but I will not touch any of those sweeteners. I remember when I first heard about aspartame back in the early 80's. I thought "Wow" that will really help me lose weight. I drank all those diet drinks and added sweeteners to my tea, and while on Weight Watcher's I did lose weight. Couple of years later came right back on. Now at 58 and feel mature and informed, I drink water and an occasional regular soda. My weight is down and has been maintained for several years now. I watch my friends go from diet to diet with adding sweeteners and "special" diet food. They are fat and unhealthy. I have given up on trying to convince them. They are in complete denial. Judy - Duncan Crow Monday, March 20, 2006 10:57 AM Re: Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener Be wary of the zealots' penchant to taint the quality of information we access. I have seen crusader Betty Martini's widely repeated guess that Splenda taken in a common sweetener dose may be harmful, but I'd like to point out that real data is lacking. Note that most of the commentary doesn't have anything to do with Splenda. They are tying to baffle, not inform. Also note the zealots' tactic of trying to tack Splenda on the coattails of Aspartame's infamy; it is not even a similar product. The Splenda issue should more properly be labeled urban legend, for as far as I can see today that's about the extent of it.Anyone who has uncovered real data on Splenda as opposed to hype, please drop it on me and I'll do a newspaper column on it that reaches almost 50,000 people.Me, I still use Splenda a few times a week in my whey product. My weekly dosage is about 75 mg. Similarly, many people I know are getting well despite assimilating similar doses. Obviously, getting well is where the rubber meets the road and it's better than vacillating after reading the work of agenda artists.Still, to the please the purists I have two top cold-processed whey isolates on my site that contain no sweetener at all.Oops, don't tell the NotMilk agenda machine I recommend whey ;)Duncanhttp://members.shaw.ca/duncancrowduncancrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 it makes me break out in splotches.. guess my body doesnt read either - PickPinkFlowers Monday, March 20, 2006 9:44 AM Re: Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener I end up in the ER every time I ingest Splenda. Guess that makes my body the zealot because my response to it wasn't an intellectual one. I have several friends who have the same reaction to it. If it makes you sick as a dog, then you want to avoid it, never mind the research or opinions of others. - bobjudy Monday, March 20, 2006 10:19 AM Re: Re: Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener I am not a zealot, but I will not touch any of those sweeteners. I remember when I first heard about aspartame back in the early 80's. I thought "Wow" that will really help me lose weight. I drank all those diet drinks and added sweeteners to my tea, and while on Weight Watcher's I did lose weight. Couple of years later came right back on. Now at 58 and feel mature and informed, I drink water and an occasional regular soda. My weight is down and has been maintained for several years now. I watch my friends go from diet to diet with adding sweeteners and "special" diet food. They are fat and unhealthy. I have given up on trying to convince them. They are in complete denial. Judy - Duncan Crow Monday, March 20, 2006 10:57 AM Re: Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener Be wary of the zealots' penchant to taint the quality of information we access. I have seen crusader Betty Martini's widely repeated guess that Splenda taken in a common sweetener dose may be harmful, but I'd like to point out that real data is lacking. Note that most of the commentary doesn't have anything to do with Splenda. They are tying to baffle, not inform. Also note the zealots' tactic of trying to tack Splenda on the coattails of Aspartame's infamy; it is not even a similar product. The Splenda issue should more properly be labeled urban legend, for as far as I can see today that's about the extent of it.Anyone who has uncovered real data on Splenda as opposed to hype, please drop it on me and I'll do a newspaper column on it that reaches almost 50,000 people.Me, I still use Splenda a few times a week in my whey product. My weekly dosage is about 75 mg. Similarly, many people I know are getting well despite assimilating similar doses. Obviously, getting well is where the rubber meets the road and it's better than vacillating after reading the work of agenda artists.Still, to the please the purists I have two top cold-processed whey isolates on my site that contain no sweetener at all.Oops, don't tell the NotMilk agenda machine I recommend whey ;)Duncanhttp://members.shaw.ca/duncancrowduncancrow Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release 3/17/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Splenda is Not a "Healthy" Sweetener http://www.mercola.com/2003/aug/23/splenda.htm The artificial sweetener Splenda is quickly gaining popularity in a market that was previously dominated by Equal and Sweet'N Low. In January 2003, Splenda even surpassed Equal in dollar-market share. Splenda, the brand name for sugar-derivative sucralose, is converted from cane sugar to a no-calorie sweetener. It isn't recognized as sugar by the body and therefore is not metabolized. Splenda is marketed as a "healthful" and "natural" product since it is derived from sugar. However, its chemical structure is very different from that of sugar and sucralose is actually a chemical substance. Brand Channel April 28, 2003--Dr. Mercola's Comment: Please note that I do not advise using Splenda. Nearly three years ago I posted an article describing the dangers of Splenda (sucralose). Why not use Splenda? Well, research in animals has shown that sucralose can cause many problems such as: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 Diarrhea Nearly every month we receive a report from someone who has had an adverse reaction to Splenda, and you can see many of them posted on our site.Interestingly, my position on sucralose has caused junkscience.com to call me a "dubious alternative health guru". I have no problem in the fatally flawed paradigm calling me names for pointing out the truth and remain grateful that the information on this site continues to help people avoid chemicals that will limit them from experiencing their optimal health.Related Articles:The Potential Dangers of SucraloseSucralose (Splenda®) U.S. Product ListThe Dangers of Chlorine and Issues With SucraloseAspartame: What You Don't Know Can Hurt YouNutrasweet Lowers Sperm CountsAspartame: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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