Does Splenda = Sugar Cravings

Yes it does. Just saw a whole thing on Dr. Oz about artificial sweeteners. Your body is getting the sweetness without the actual sugar. Your brain is confused and wondering where the sugar is. This leads you to crave more and more sweets.

yes it does really not good for you. Avoid artificial really bad for your brain. When i was pregnanant the docs were telling me to make sure i do not eat artifical sugar like splenda as it can cause brain damage to unborn baby! gross ! if it can do that why have it at all.... if you have to use a sweetner use stevia sweetner from the plant as it is not a chemical. You can purchase it from health shops tastes the same and doesnt have the same affect on the body. I use it sometimes. :-)

I use splenda and don't find myself craving more sugar.:indifferent:

When I eat real sugar, I crave more sugar. When I use Splenda, I don't feel the same way as I do when I eat sugar. It could be different for you, but I've lost 30lbs in 4 months and I use Splenda every single day.

Splenda has been around a lot longer and been studied extensively for safety. Stevia is relatively new. What comes out of the packet is far away from a plant. I'd say the word is still out. In any event, I use Splenda. It hasn't made me suffer from wild sugar cravings. I easily stay within my calorie goals, focus on nutritious foods and have lost 17% of my body weight.

Splenda has been around a lot longer and been studied extensively for safety. Stevia is relatively new. What comes out of the packet is far away from a plant. I'd say the word is still out. In any event, I use Splenda. It hasn't made me suffer from wild sugar cravings. I easily stay within my calorie goals, focus on nutritious foods and have lost 17% of my body weight.

This is backwards. Stevia, in it's pure form, has been used hundreds of years by people in South America. It's pure as it's a plant. I don't buy the major brands like Truvia and Stevia in the Raw, etc since they're owned by Coca Cola and also contain chemicals and may originate from plants in China. Stevia was not grown in China until recently? I buy brands that are pure Stevia and from South American plants.

Splenda hasn't been around long at all and was studied in rats to gain approval by the FDA. I know when I stopped using it and aspartame, my sugar cravings lessened. I gave up sugar for the most part (unless it's natural) and only use natural Stevia now and don't have cravings.

It doesn't for me, but I also alternate Stevia, Splenda and Splenda's new sibling Nectresse. I have always had the most evil sweet tooth and finally after years of having no control and craving more and more if I ate a little sugar. I am finally able to enjoy sweets in moderation..Only eating 3 Pumpkin Spice Kisses at a time/per day and having the bag still in the house after 2 weeks. I used to just polish it of in a couple of days. I usually make a satisfying substitute like almond milk pudding or high-protein muffins with stevia or splenda, so now when I have the real stuff it's truly satisfying.

I don't get how people can say Splenda causes sugar cravings, but the recommend stevia. Wouldn't the sweetness of stevia make one want more sweet things too?

I concur. I recently realized that I was getting food cravings from splenda.