More People Wondering About Splenda's ''True'' Safety

[Guest guest]

More People Wondering About Splenda's ''True'' Safety

 

 

In 2004, 180 million Americans bought sugar-free products, and in

2005, low-sugar packaged items were the second fastest growing

segment in the " health food " industry, just behind organics. But

more and more people are questioning the efficacy of artificial

sweeteners.

 

Inhibits Dieting

 

Some researchers believe that artificial sweeteners may actually

inhibit dieting efforts. In a 2004 study, when rats were fed

artificially sweetened liquids, they lost their ability to moderate

their intake of foods containing real sugar.

 

Just Too Sweet

 

Others speculate that artificial sweeteners have helped set the

American diet at too high a level of sweetness. This has resulted in

sugar or artificial sweeteners being put into nearly everything we

eat, including peanut butter, soups, and other foods which are not

traditionally sweet.

 

 

Time.com June 11, 2006

 

 

 

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Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

 

This short but interesting piece describes the uneasy truce between

consumers and artificial sweeteners, particularly Splenda. There's

little evidence that artificial sweeteners do your health any good,

and diet soft drinks can actually double your risk of obesity.

 

But that's just the tip of the iceberg. I am definitely not a fan of

sugar, but if I had to choose between sugar and any artificial

sweetener, sugar would win, hands down, without any question.

 

 

Splenda's manufacturers have attempted to imply that Splenda is

natural and safe by using the slogan, " made from sugar so it tastes

like sugar. " But by the end of the complex chemical processing

Splenda goes through, it resembles nothing found in nature. This

product is no way shape or form natural, nor is it a real sugar. It

isn't even close.

 

What's more, the long-term safety of Splenda has never been

established. In fact, there have only been six human trials to date,

the longest of which lasted three months.

 

You will be shocked to learn that the absorption of Splenda into the

human body was studied on a grand total of six men. That was the

only human study performed that looked at this. From this the FDA

allowed them to generalize this study to the entire human population.

 

The study was published in a journal that accepted a number of

studies that were entirely funded by the manufacturer. The study was

so poorly designed that it would not even merit a rejection letter

from a major peer reviewed journal. Yet the company was able to

convince the FDA that this tiny study could be extrapolated to the

entire spectrum of humans on the planet.

 

That would include children, women, elderly and those with any

chronic illness, none of whom were examined. This study was a joke.

 

The reason why this is so important is that is central to the long-

term safety of Splenda. Right now there are absolutely no long-term

safety studies for this substance in humans, only a two year study

in rats.

 

What's more, the molecular structure of Splenda bears remarkable

resemblance to pesticides, and this week I uncovered some facts

about its discovery that will likely be front page news in the

national media when we announce it.

 

 

This will help us enormously in our investigation, because in our

two years of study we could find NO ONE, not the manufacturer nor

the FDA, that is doing ANY long-term safety studies on this

substance. With the data we are compiling, we hope to reopen the

case on the most popular artificial sweetener in America.

[Guest guest]

Yes, GB, thanks to this group, I have given up all artificial sweeteners

(including Splenda), high fructose corn syrup, and coffee (caffeine in

general).

 

And I drink more water.

 

I don't get sick all that often, despite having 2 kids, (and I credit

frequent hand-washing using my homemade lye soap for that) but when I

do, I'm so grateful not to have to suffer through caffeine withdrawal,

on top of being sick.

 

Now if I could only consistently exercise... that would be perfect. ;-)

 

Now you folks have me lusting over the Zoshirushi (sp?) bread maker.

I'd heard about them before, but all the talk here got me researching.

I've been wanting a bread machine for awhile, and now I know which one I

want!

 

Sharon

 

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