splenda sweetner

dluberts
dluberts Posts: 26 Member
so ive heard that artificial sweeteners are not good for you..but what about slpenda?is that considered artifical?does it contain the bad ingredient?

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  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    it's an artificial sweetener, yes - AND the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently downgraded it from their "safe" list to their "caution" list after it was linked to leukemia in mice (http://www.cspinet.org/new/201306121.html). Plus it tastes horrible!
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    I use it every day and haven't had any problems. Believe me, if splenda caused cancer I would be one gigantic tumor by now.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    so ive heard that artificial sweeteners are not good for you..but what about slpenda?is that considered artifical?does it contain the bad ingredient?

    the only sweetener made with chlorine

    oh, sorry, I meant sugar
  • dluberts
    dluberts Posts: 26 Member
    i was under the impression that splenda was better for you than others...
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    i was under the impression that splenda was better for you than others...

    as in less harmful ? Don't know, seems hard to pin down.
  • kkclif
    kkclif Posts: 155 Member
    I only use Stevia. It's one of the few all natural sweetners on the market, or maybe the only one.
  • gingabebe
    gingabebe Posts: 165 Member
    It does something to your gut flora which can mess with some medications. There was a very recent study posted about it. I think they also found it can be a factor in diabetes. I always heard it was discovered when scientists were trying to make new pesticides and it is more similar to DDT than actual sugar so I try to stay clear of it. Marketers have fooled the general public about it being safe and natural- whats new? That's why I never ever take any NEW BETTER FOR YOU!! medications, not after I was one of the first to take YAZ and look what happened there.
  • Myxalplyx
    Myxalplyx Posts: 129 Member
    Yes, but at what doses are we talking about? Too much of anything is not good for you. Hyperoxia (Too much oxygen) will cause you health issues. You can die from drinking too much water (Hyponatremia) because it's toxic. We know too much sugar is bad for you.

    How much Splenda will cause cancer?
  • littlelaura
    littlelaura Posts: 1,028 Member
    I am personally allergic to splenda but use stevia so far sparingly without any issue.
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    yes it is an artificial sweetener. but when you ask is it bad for you? yes people do say it is but really everything is bad for you and could be link to cancer. I really don't worry about all that talk or it would drive me crazy.
  • gingabebe
    gingabebe Posts: 165 Member
    How much Splenda will cause cancer?

    Don't know- don't want to be the one to find out either! Besides stevia tastes much better (to me at least).