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Splenda danger?

determined_14
determined_14 Posts: 258 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Okay, I KNOW Mercola is a quack. But what about the "review" or study or whatever that he references here? Is there any truth in this deceptively-worded piece?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/12/18/sucralose-side-effects.aspx

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I have no idea about this specific study, but I have found that when -- in the past -- I have looked at the sources for Mercola's claims, I have found that he is either over-stating or mis-stating what the study actually says or drawing conclusions from the study that are not there to be drawn (making blanket statements from tiny studies with small sample groups or from studies that don't actually apply to what he is warning against).

    I have no faith in his integrity or the integrity of anything published on his site because of his fast-and-loose way with the facts.

    Put another way: I had Splenda in my coffee yesterday. I will likely have Splenda in my coffee again tomorrow.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Splenda is chlorine! Not good. Use stevia only.
  • determined_14
    determined_14 Posts: 258 Member
    Gotcha. I'm thinking along the same lines. I suppose I should take a look at the actual study and try to sort it out for myself. ;)
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