Artificial Sweeteners

For or against?

I'm generally against (but seriously, I love to sit on my deck and drink a cold diet coke).

I'm good with Stevia. I haven't really done the research on all the rest. Anyone have some good solid scientific info?

if you're going to base your decision on what scientific studies have "proven" then drink your diet coke and cross your fingers.

if you trust holistic medicine that isn't funded by lobbyists, then you'd be better off dumping it.

but that's your call.

Translation: Science says they're fine. Woo-merchants fear them.

Sure, if you believe the "science" funded by wealthy corporations. The FDA lets many harmful ingredients go into the foods being sold, and to believe otherwise is beyond naive.

This is not to say that I don't have occasional diet sodas, but I definitely think aspartame is bad. I use Stevia or Truvia in my coffee.

Because all studies are funded by the FDA in all countries?

What? I'm not talking about the FDA funding studies. I'm talking about what ingredients are allowed to go into foods in the U.S., and my point is that I don't blindly put my trust in the government gatekeepers of what is supposedly safe to consume.

And regarding Coca Cola, I don't think they're good. I picked it up without doing my research by reading the label in full. Now I see that it has sugar alcohol, which isn't something I want to put into my body.

The bottom line is, what is the problem with people questioning food safety, especially when there are dangerous chemicals being put in so many foods?

For or against?

I'm generally against (but seriously, I love to sit on my deck and drink a cold diet coke).

I'm good with Stevia. I haven't really done the research on all the rest. Anyone have some good solid scientific info?

if you're going to base your decision on what scientific studies have "proven" then drink your diet coke and cross your fingers.

if you trust holistic medicine that isn't funded by lobbyists, then you'd be better off dumping it.

but that's your call.

Translation: Science says they're fine. Woo-merchants fear them.

Sure, if you believe the "science" funded by wealthy corporations. The FDA lets many harmful ingredients go into the foods being sold, and to believe otherwise is beyond naive.

This is not to say that I don't have occasional diet sodas, but I definitely think aspartame is bad. I use Stevia or Truvia in my coffee.

Because all studies are funded by the FDA in all countries?

What? I'm not talking about the FDA funding studies. I'm talking about what ingredients are allowed to go into foods in the U.S., and my point is that I don't blindly put my trust in the government gatekeepers of what is supposedly safe to consume.

And regarding Coca Cola, I don't think they're good. I picked it up without doing my research by reading the label in full. Now I see that it has sugar alcohol, which isn't something I want to put into my body.

The bottom line is, what is the problem with people questioning food safety, especially when there are dangerous chemicals being put in so many foods?

What, specifically, are these "dangerous chemicals" you're referring to?

Isn't truvia just as "bad" as other sweeteners (except stevia)?

Just about EVERYTHING has some research saying it is bad for you so I am going to enjoy my aspertame and not worry about it!

I'm trying to avoid the heaps of bovine excrement that usually is flung through these threads, so I will just answer the OP's question and leave the thread. :flowerforyou:

I'm fine with artificial sweeteners as long as the dosage isn't astronomically high. Having a diet soda won't kill me unless I swallow down the wrong pipe and choke to death. Neither will that piece of cheesecake made with Splenda instead of sugar cause me to die a horrible death as though someone just made me injest pure chlorine gas.

There's too much fear mongering going on these days.

For years I was soooo against artificial sweeteners. I actually wrote my thesis paper on aspartame and the negative health effects. The research wasn't really conclusive. Then I decided I didn't want to be fat anymore. I switched to diet soda and low sugar/artificially sweetened stuff and dropped a bunch of weight. I'm not saying it's necessary - you can eat a healthy diet without artificial anything and lose weight, but for me it was really helpful. My opinion is - great weight loss tool, possibly terrible for your health. It's a trade off I'm willing to take - for now!

As long as you are not consuming ridiculous amounts daily and do not have a sensitivity or PKU, they are fine.

I'm not a fan--I don't like the weird aftertaste, mostly, and try to avoid processed foods in general. That said, I do use a whey supplement that contains sucralose. I don't live off whey shakes--I use them as intended, to supplement, so I'm ok with that bit of "bad" stuff in my diet on a regular basis. To each his own, IMO.