Is Splenda in Your Drug?

[Guest guest]

I can't believe this; how do we find out if it is in our vitamins???

I can see how it might be in sweet syrups and lorengers - but what about

tablets? I don't see asking an allopathic doctor - most of them probably don't

even know that splenda is bad for people, maybe it will catch up to them in 20

years or so.

blessings

Shan

Is Splenda in Your Drug?

http://www.mercola.com/2006/may/30/is_splenda_in_your_drug.htm

 

Eight percent of the artificial sweetener Splenda is currently sold to

pharmaceutical companies for over-the-counter cold remedies, lozenges and

vitamins

sold in America. Tate & Lyle, Splenda's manufacturers, hopes to replicate their

success in this product area in Europe.

 

Increased Interest

 

Splenda is already present in several European drug formulations. An

increased interest from European pharmaceutical markets may allow Tate & Lyle to

considerably expand their market penetration there.

 

Mostly in Food and Drink

 

The vast majority of Splenda is still being sold to food and beverage

manufacturers: 39 percent of Splenda goes into beverages, and 53 percent goes

into

food.

 

Food Ingredients First.com May 12, 2006

 

 

--

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

Splenda is hidden in many consumer products like Airborne that I recently

reviewed. I had many people thank me after publishing that article, as they had

a

number of mysterious health problems disappear once they stopped taking the

product.

 

Although the bulk of Splenda is sold to processed food manufacturers and soft

drink bottlers, it could turn up in your medicine as well, as nearly 10

percent of all sucralose is sold to drug companies. Many times sucralose

(Splenda)

will not be listed in the drug information, so there simply is no way you

would know you are consuming a potentially dangerous artificial sweetener.

 

So please be mindful of this fact. If you are taking a drug and have any of

the symptoms listed below you might consider going on a drug holiday for a week

or so and seeing if the symptoms disappear. Of course, you will want to do

this under careful medical supervision, as stopping some drugs without

supervision could be very dangerous.

 

The following symptoms have been noticed within a 24-hour period following

consumption of Splenda products:

 

Skin -- Redness, itching, swelling, blistering, weeping, crusting, rash,

eruptions, or hives (itchy bumps or welts). These are the most common allergic

symptoms that people have.

 

Lungs -- Wheezing, tightness, cough, or shortness of breath.

 

Head -- Swelling of the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, or throat; headaches and

migraines (severe headaches).

 

Nose -- Stuffy nose, runny nose (clear, thin discharge), sneezing.

 

Eyes -- Red (bloodshot), itchy, swollen, or watery.

 

Stomach -- Bloating, gas, pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or bloody

diarrhea.

 

Heart -- Palpitations or fluttering.

 

Joints -- Joint pains or aches.

 

Neurological -- Anxiety, dizziness, spaced-out sensation, depression. This is

not a complete list. Last month I was lecturing in New York to 1,200

nutrition students and after the lecture one student thanked me for helping

solve the

mystery of her mother's conjunctival hemorrhage, which completely cleared up

once her mom stopped consuming Splenda.

 

If you stop a drug and have symptoms like the above disappear, please let us

know so we can document this and research it for you.

 

Splenda is simply not as perfectly safe as the manufacturers would have you

believe.

 

If you are still using Splenda, I strongly encourage you to take a look at

the many pages of testimonials from Mercola.com readers who feel they have been

harmed by Splenda -- then decide if using this unproven product is really

worth the risk.

 

Just a reminder, my next book, Sweet Deception (to be published this fall),

tackles the subject of Splenda and other artificial sweeteners head-on.

 

Of course, eating too much real sugar will also adversely affect your health,

as it will cause your insulin level to rise, and this is associated with a

host of health problems. But I am absolutely convinced that if you had to choose

between diet and regular soda, real sugar -- even with all the extra calories

-- is a far safer and healthier choice for you.

 

There simply is no reason for you to ever consume artificial sweeteners --

none.

 

The best option for your health is to radically reduce the sugar and sweets

in your diet -- including artificial sweeteners. Amazingly, over time, your

desire for sweet foods will dramatically decrease.

 

Try avoiding sugar and other sweeteners for just a week, and then go back and

taste a sugary item you used to love. You'll be amazed at how overpoweringly

sweet it will taste.

 

 

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