Is Splenda good or bad?

gettinghealthy777
gettinghealthy777 Posts: 223
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Just wondering about the artificial sweetener, "Splenda" ? I want to start using it, but have heard that it is not that good for you.

Has anyone done any research on the subject?

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  • mendogirl
    mendogirl Posts: 87
    i was a splenda and artificial sweetener nut... but, after reading over and over again that it isn't that good for you.. i switched to a natural sweetener. i bought truvia packets. give those a try!
  • mamaberube
    mamaberube Posts: 8
    Agree - Stevia, truvia (a brand of Stevia) is suppose to be way better for you - I get headaches from aspratame and a few others so I avoid all "fake" sugars - agave is good for coffee and teas b/c it's so sweet you hardly use any - google sweet poison, there's a site by that name that has a ton of info....some are safer than others but I can't remeber which are and it depends where you're looking, I avoid them personaly.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Good - low calorie
    Bad - controversial on side effects including weight gain, toxicity and others
  • dancingdeer
    dancingdeer Posts: 373 Member
    The only sweetener I use is pure Stevia. Either "SweetLeaf" brand, which comes in a granulated form, or NuNaturals, which comes in a liquid form. Although Truvia is Stevia, it is not pure Stevia, and has erythritol.
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