Artificial Sweeteners?

Freidon
Freidon Posts: 169 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
While I've given up every other snack item, there's a certain cappuccino mix that I've hung on to. It ends up being 100 calories and 10 grams of sugar for 1 1/2 cup. While I know it's not good for me, I can drink it, get the extra boost I need for about six hours, and ward off food cravings for about four hours. I normally buy it myself, but my mother offered to pick some up for me and I accepted.

She bought the "sugar free" kind. While this did reduce it to 75 calories and completely eliminate the sugar content, I'm still a bit wary. I can deal with it not tasting as good, but I rarely ever eat or drink anything artificially sweetened. If it was just something I drank once or twice a week, I wouldn't be worried, but I drink this stuff twice a day.

I haven't done my research on splenda, and everything online seems to be speculation. Should I be worried about this?

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  • Camille0502
    Camille0502 Posts: 311 Member
    I really don't know. That is why I *personally* try to minimize the amount of artificial sweetners I use.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Aspartame is broken down into phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol. Phenylalanine and Aspartic Acid are amino acids and there's a much higher concentration of these aminos in a measly 4oz chicken breast than there is in diet soda. 1 Banana will yield more methanol than a 12oz can of soda. The dosage limits that can cause any issues are VERY HIGH, and you'd have to consume massive amounts to even detect any increased levels in a blood test. Cliffs: Diet soda is fine if you don't get headaches from it, and a very small % of people do. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17828671
  • amydee714
    amydee714 Posts: 232 Member
    Aspartame is broken down into phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol. Phenylalanine and Aspartic Acid are amino acids and there's a much higher concentration of these aminos in a measly 4oz chicken breast than there is in diet soda. 1 Banana will yield more methanol than a 12oz can of soda. The dosage limits that can cause any issues are VERY HIGH, and you'd have to consume massive amounts to even detect any increased levels in a blood test. Cliffs: Diet soda is fine if you don't get headaches from it, and a very small % of people do. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17828671

    There is a difference between Aspartame and Splenda. I am not an expert in terms of whether it is good for you or not, just thought I would mention that. :)

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