Can't believe how many people don't read labels

live2dream
live2dream Posts: 614 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
And how many people still use Splenda and foods with aspartame. Don't you know it's poison??
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  • Mairgheal
    Mairgheal Posts: 385 Member
    Poison?
  • Dee1006
    Dee1006 Posts: 37
    women do not realize how much these artificial sweetners mess with our hormones. For example You are better off with the more natural yogurt at 100 or so calories than with a 60 calorie yogurt with all those chemicals in it.
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    Splenda is sugar alcohol. That's not poison.

    And aspartame has to be consumed in ungodly amounts to be considered a poison.
  • exacerbe
    exacerbe Posts: 447 Member
    Yeah Aspartame is pretty nasty stuff but again -- everything in moderation. Splenda, however, is a lot safer than aspartame and a godsend for diabetics.

    Ha, if you think about it, everything is bad for you in some sense or another... whether it be food allergies, too much of something, or chemical bliss.
  • SpaceMarkus
    SpaceMarkus Posts: 651
    http://www.truthaboutsplenda.com/factvsfiction/index.html

    Even telling people about it, they just tell me it's better than them using real sugar so they load up their tea with 3-4 packets.
  • bmmadden
    bmmadden Posts: 499 Member
    http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html
    This article really explains however I agree with baisleac that with small amount youd be fine,I recently started using Truvia it does not have aspartame in it however Im pretty sure my yogurt does
  • Imthatg1rl
    Imthatg1rl Posts: 109
    Life has many risks... I will take my chances with splenda
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I can't believe how people believe everything they hear/read. Do some research!
  • Jenni268
    Jenni268 Posts: 202 Member
    And in two days the scientific studies will change again! I remember back when Strawberries caused cancer. And when eating one Egg a day would kill you.

    I don't think that a lot of additives are particulary good for a person, but I think that you can find about 12 million studies on both sides of the fence on most of these things!

    Remember when animal fat was SO bad so everyone pushed for the use of partially hydrogenated soybean oil in fast food restaurants? Only to find out that they were filled with trans fats which are bad?!

    I'm not disagreeing that those things could be bad for you, but if you listen to the right person on the right day or the wrong person on the wrong day EVERYTHING could be considered poison!!
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    http://www.truthaboutsplenda.com/factvsfiction/index.html

    Even telling people about it, they just tell me it's better than them using real sugar so they load up their tea with 3-4 packets.

    From that site's legal page:

    "

    Terms of Use

    IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY: These Terms of Use are a legal contract between you (either an individual or a single business entity) and Qorvis Communications, LLC and the Sugar Association (“Sponsor”) "

    Check your source.
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    I enjoy a little brown sugar poison in my oatmeal and a tad of poison with my coffee. :)
  • TammyLanham
    TammyLanham Posts: 109 Member
    I decided to stop using artificial sweeteners when we had a problem with rats (due to a neighbor's hoarding). We tried everything to kill them & the exterminator told us there was nothing he could do about them. Then he told us a trick... pour a bunch of packets of "either the pink stuff or the blue stuff, doesn't matter which" into a plate & lay the plate out. He said it fries the blood vessels in rats almost immediately. We took his advice & the rats were gone within days. I don't care how much of it yo have to eat before it's considred poison... in my opinion, it's still poison. I'm not putting in it my body.
  • PoorGirlEatingHealthy
    PoorGirlEatingHealthy Posts: 209
    Though more expensive, Truvia, and any stevia based sweetener is straight up made from plants so it's very safe. Also, agave nectar...there are a LOT of non sugar sweeteners that can be used in healthy ways :)
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    I decided to stop using artificial sweeteners when we had a problem with rats (due to a neighbor's hoarding). We tried everything to kill them & the exterminator told us there was nothing he could do about them. Then he told us a trick... pour a bunch of packets of "either the pink stuff or the blue stuff, doesn't matter which" into a plate & lay the plate out. He said it fries the blood vessels in rats almost immediately. We took his advice & the rats were gone within days. I don't care how much of it yo have to eat before it's considred poison... in my opinion, it's still poison. I'm not putting in it my body.

    Do you eat an entirely clean diet? Based on this logic... processed foods are poison b/c they do the same to a human's insides. Just curious.
  • shan2bthin
    shan2bthin Posts: 68 Member
    Love Splenda!
  • MakingAChoice
    MakingAChoice Posts: 481 Member
    I can't believe how people believe everything they hear/read. Do some research!

    I know, it cracks me up. Quoting a source called 'The truth about Splenda', I am sure that site is not slanted at all <insert heavy sarcasm here>

    I want to see independent studies that are not paid for by the competition. Than, maybe I will believe the results. Until such time I will use Splenda in moderation and survive just fine.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    And how many people still use Splenda and foods with aspartame. Don't you know it's poison??

    How is this a helpful supportive post?

    Seems to me as though it's a direct attack on other members and does not offer any helpful information, such as why an artificial sweetener might be harmful.
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    The air we breathe outside is full of chemicals and carcinogens. No one wears a respirator to the park. I don't think we can avoid chemicals. I do consume artificial sweeteners. Maybe someday I will regret it, but I just have to have some things sweet. :blushing:
  • sprinkies
    sprinkies Posts: 309 Member
    i <3 splenda. i've been drinking diet soda/splenda sweetened products since i was ohh 13. i'm 24, still alive and kicking!
  • MakingAChoice
    MakingAChoice Posts: 481 Member
    I decided to stop using artificial sweeteners when we had a problem with rats (due to a neighbor's hoarding). We tried everything to kill them & the exterminator told us there was nothing he could do about them. Then he told us a trick... pour a bunch of packets of "either the pink stuff or the blue stuff, doesn't matter which" into a plate & lay the plate out. He said it fries the blood vessels in rats almost immediately. We took his advice & the rats were gone within days. I don't care how much of it yo have to eat before it's considred poison... in my opinion, it's still poison. I'm not putting in it my body.

    Do you eat an entirely clean diet? Based on this logic... processed foods are poison b/c they do the same to a human's insides. Just curious.

    Notice he did NOT say the 'yellow' stuff.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    everything is bad for you now days.Did you know many building materials contain formaldehyde,more so in mobil or trailer homes.
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/formaldehyde
    a friend of mine recently bought a new mobil home and when it was done there were notices all over it about the formaldehyde and its dangers.
    Oh and if you live near high tension power lines you should probobly be a lil worried since those have also been linked to cancer.
    Chemicals in our water bottles,make up,hair dye,deoderant, have all been supposdly linked to really bad things.not to long ago they also were saying cell phones cause brain cancer.
    There is always some new big bad thing that we should be scared of.
    yet we live longer now than ever before.
    im not going to worry about.
  • Barelmy
    Barelmy Posts: 590 Member
    I can't believe how many people still eat animal products.:(

    (I'm trying to join in with the "can't believe" thing, not trying to start political/moral drama. Go ahead and ignore me if you like).
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    I can't believe how many people still eat animal products.:(

    (I'm trying to join in with the "can't believe" thing, not trying to start political/moral drama. Go ahead and ignore me if you like).

    I love animals! They're yummy! :bigsmile:
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I decided to stop using artificial sweeteners when we had a problem with rats (due to a neighbor's hoarding). We tried everything to kill them & the exterminator told us there was nothing he could do about them. Then he told us a trick... pour a bunch of packets of "either the pink stuff or the blue stuff, doesn't matter which" into a plate & lay the plate out. He said it fries the blood vessels in rats almost immediately. We took his advice & the rats were gone within days. I don't care how much of it yo have to eat before it's considred poison... in my opinion, it's still poison. I'm not putting in it my body.

    did you know if you put alka seltzer on bread and feed it to sea gulls they will drop dead,so where are all the people crusading against this.
    rats are rats we are not rats lol
  • MakingAChoice
    MakingAChoice Posts: 481 Member
    Though more expensive, Truvia, and any stevia based sweetener is straight up made from plants so it's very safe. Also, agave nectar...there are a LOT of non sugar sweeteners that can be used in healthy ways :)

    Not a very good argument, because many toxins come from plants as well. Don't believe me, go roll in some poison ivy. :laugh: Saying it is 'all natural' because it is plant based is just a marketing tactic and not research.
  • TurboJenn
    TurboJenn Posts: 64 Member
    Also eating artificial sweets sends a message to you're pancreas to make insulin for the sugar that is supposed to be on it's way. The sugar never arrives and you're left feeling hypoglycemic and craving sugar.

    Eating artificial sweets is not helping anyone break their addiction to sugar, aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar and Splenda or sucralose is 600 times sweeter, essential making the problem worse. You have to get used to being satisfied with natural sweet things, fruit, carrots, etc.

    Splenda hasn't even been consumed by humans long enough to know what the cumulative affects are to eating it.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    i <3 splenda. i've been drinking diet soda/splenda sweetened products since i was ohh 13. i'm 24, still alive and kicking!

    looking pretty good in that bathing suit to! WTG:happy:
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    REAL FOOD for REAL PEOPLE!!!!

    I'll give up Splenda in my coffee when the Zombies come.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    Also eating artificial sweets sends a message to you're pancreas to make insulin for the sugar that is supposed to be on it's way. The sugar never arrives and you're left feeling hypoglycemic and craving sugar.

    Eating artificial sweets is not helping anyone break their addiction to sugar, they are 200 times sweeter than sugar essential making the problem worse. You have to get used to being satisfied with natural sweet things, fruit, carrots, etc.

    Splenda hasn't even been consumed by humans long enough to know what the cumulative affects are to eating it.

    so how come i never eat sweets if it makes you crave them more.
  • jacquejl
    jacquejl Posts: 193 Member
    bump
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