Sweeteners

Dayquasar

Ok here is another one I'm cramming into your brain from my blog. Ok here's the scoop, I found all this info on why sweeteners are dangerous for you, please I beg you check out these websites and know that I care about what goes into your body, please read those labels-



Agave Nectar- http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/

Aspartame- http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/5-reasons-aspartame-is-bad-for-you.html

Splenda- http://www.foodrenegade.com/the-dangers-of-splenda/

Stevia- http://www.30thstreetclinic.com/general-reviews/100-stevia-dangers.html

Sucralose- http://www.medicinenet.com/artificial_sweeteners/page9.htm

catwrangler

I guess poor diabetics are SOL :frown:

IMYarnCraz33

Maltodextrin and Acesulfame K & Acesulfame Potassium are also dangerous.

lissypriss

I've been an avid fan of Equal for so many years. I've suffered from nightly hives for almost 4 years, having huge itchy bumps so bad I had to take benedryl every night just to get sleep. I did an impromptu internet search one day and found out that aspartame causes hives! I IMMEDIATELY stopped putting it in my food and drinks and in two days--NO HIVES! I suffered way too long, and every chance I get, I tell people to stop using artificial sweeteners! I now use "Stevia in the Raw" and everything is wonderful.

Dayquasar

Please check out the website about Stevia.

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

I'm diabetic & as much as possible I try avoid putting on sweeteners on anything except in my coffee since I love coffee but otherwise I just eat a fraction of the whole fruit & completely avoid diet coke, sugar-free ice creams, sugar free brownies, etc. Just because its sugar-free doesn't mean its healthier. Best thing to do is to stay away from foods that contain those.

TheShelterCat

Sweeteners give me headaches. I'd rather just use sugar but cut down the amount I use.

servilia

Thanks.

I've always used only real sugar. At least I know what it is! Once you start cutting that down your taste buds will get used to less sugar and you'll need less to feel the taste. I'm down to a teapoon of sugar in my coffee, down from 2-3 and if the coffee is of good quality (not stale or bitter) I go black with no sugar.

CoraGregoryCPA

I didn't see above, that you had any websites about saccharian. Is Sweet N Low better than the others? I use 3 packets of sweet n low per 1 cup of coffee. I like it.

Dayquasar

I didn't see above, that you had any websites about saccharian. Is Sweet N Low better than the others? I use 3 packets of sweet n low per 1 cup of coffee. I like it.

Please check out this website-

http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Do_Sweet_N_Low_Dangers_Still_Exist.aspx?gclid=CJTxkZLTpKsCFUEEQAodDHLu3A&trans=1&du=1&ef_id=DuhOciJjWWgAAAtt:20110917155935:s

Artemis_Acorn

The thing that none of these websites really acknowledge is where is the threshold between safe or not. I have for example, researched Stevia extensively, and have used it IN MODERATION for years. The side effects that are cited in the article you posted are based on MASSIVE doses of the stuff. Well, it only takes a couple of drops to sweeten a cup of tea. Hardly a massive dose.

Sugar and simple carbohydrates are also okay in small quantities, but when we ingest massive quantities, they are poison as well.

The human taste buds are naturally tuned to prefer sweet by evolution, but historically, nature moderated the intake with seasonal cycles that limited availability. We can tone the preference for sweetness down by limiting our intake (high insulin levels actually make all food, but especially sweet things taste even better) but throwing out all sweetening options is counterproductive to human psychology, however good it may be for our physiology.

It's a good thing to put the information out there, but it should be balanced and not represent just one side of the story. Making informed decisions regarding what we eat really does require ALL the information. So here's another piece of the Stevia story - it is loaded with powerful antioxidants and can protect against damage to DNA :

http://www.naturalnews.com/023728_stevia_sweetener_FDA.html

rodegghero

This!. I agree. I use stevia maybe once a month. I also think that using something like splenda is better in the short term while you try to lose weight. But you have to have a plan to get off of it. I am having to relearn how to ea without all that crap....because i was uneducated about it.

The thing that none of these websites really acknowledge is where is the threshold between safe or not. I have for example, researched Stevia extensively, and have used it IN MODERATION for years. The side effects that are cited in the article you posted are based on MASSIVE doses of the stuff. Well, it only takes a couple of drops to sweeten a cup of tea. Hardly a massive dose.

Sugar and simple carbohydrates are also okay in small quantities, but when we ingest massive quantities, they are poison as well.

The human taste buds are naturally tuned to prefer sweet by evolution, but historically, nature moderated the intake with seasonal cycles that limited availability. We can tone the preference for sweetness down by limiting our intake (high insulin levels actually make all food, but especially sweet things taste even better) but throwing out all sweetening options is counterproductive to human psychology, however good it may be for our physiology.

It's a good thing to put the information out there, but it should be balanced and not represent just one side of the story. Making informed decisions regarding what we eat really does require ALL the information. So here's another piece of the Stevia story - it is loaded with powerful antioxidants and can protect against damage to DNA :

http://www.naturalnews.com/023728_stevia_sweetener_FDA.html

sneezles

It's scare tactics like this thread that just make me boil! If you read the website you listed for Stevia you'll notice it uses the word claims, no facts here. As for the FDA, shall we talk about meds that are approved that cause serious side effects and even death but are still on the market?

Dayquasar

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BrewerGeorge

Maltodextrin and Acesulfame K & Acesulfame Potassium are also dangerous.

Maltodextrin is a natural polysaccharide that is in between the size of simple sugars and starches. 99% of what you'll find in food was produced in a man-made process, but the stuff occurs in nature. If you've ever had a malted milk shake, you've had naturally occurring maltodextrins. It's NOT an artificial sweetner, heck it's not even that sweet so I'm not sure why people always bring it up in these discussions. It's generally used to increase viscosity and mouthfeel, not sweetness.

CoraGregoryCPA

It's scare tactics like this thread that just make me boil! If you read the website you listed for Stevia you'll notice it uses the word claims, no facts here. As for the FDA, shall we talk about meds that are approved that cause serious side effects and even death but are still on the market?

Haha.. this happens on every website you click on. It is annoying after a while and causes great confusion. It is astonishing how one person will read one website and believe it, but won't google the opposite thought. Read the other side of every story and you can be convinced the same way.

Dayquasar

It's scare tactics like this thread that just make me boil! If you read the website you listed for Stevia you'll notice it uses the word claims, no facts here. As for the FDA, shall we talk about meds that are approved that cause serious side effects and even death but are still on the market?

Haha.. this happens on every website you click on. It is annoying after a while and causes great confusion. It is astonishing how one person will read one website and believe it, but won't google the opposite thought. Read the other side of every story and you can be convinced the same way.

I guess it's a little confusing, do you suppose its a matter of opinion at this point? Or what?

YepLilly

NutraSweet and Equal both have Aspartame. Sweet'n Low has Saccharin. I avoid all of them! Stevia on the contrary, as one commenter above me said, is ok when used in moderation. I think something similar goes with Splenda.

ETA: Check the ingredients of the products you buy. Many of the sugar-free ones contain Aspartame.

redfroggie

I'm allergic to artificial sweetners, they trigger massive migraines. I've never tried Stevia, I think I will stick with my sugar.

My parents had a restaurant when I was a kid. I remember helping and stocking little pots with Sweet n Low packets and I remember reading a warning on the packet: Has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory rats. That has always stuck with me, not sure if it still has that printed on the packets any more.

leecee18

bump

HMonsterX

This is the same as the old mercury in fish thing. Anything taken to excess will be bad.

Eat it normally, and its absolutely fine.

So much scaremongering...

I have 2 sweeteners in my tea, about 7-8 cups a day, for the last 6 months...and i've never felt better.

So, sweeteners help you lose weight and feel great, right!