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    Splenda?

    Posts: 62
    edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I've heard its bad for you.. but I've been using it in my coffee and green tea forever. :/
    What do you think about it?

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    • Posts: 24
      Splenda is the only sweetener that is non-GMO, which is how I eat. If you're going to use artificial sweeteners, this one is the best.
    • Posts: 19 Member
      In my opinion, leave out the Splenda and just go with regular sugar. If you have a balanced diet in other areas, this wont hurt you. Spare your body the chemicals =)
    • Posts: 904 Member
      If you're worried about Splenda, try Stevia if you can handle a little bitterness. I have used Splenda for many years to help manage my type II diabetes with no issues. I would be more worried about aspartame sweetened products, many people have bad reactions to that sweetener.
    • Posts: 254 Member
      I dunno if it is really "good" for you..but I use it and I like it. If it kills me later down the road...well so be it. :)
    • Posts: 286 Member
      I agree with Vida Sana - spare your body the chemicals - just because something is 0 cals does not mean its good for you by any means
    • Posts: 350
      Splenda made me sick. Stomach bloating, Constipation etc. I switched to Stevia. But everybody digests sweeteners differently.
    • Posts: 181 Member
      I hate splenda and truvia. Due to the fact they contain carbs! I use walmart great value loose powder as it has zero everything. But I don't see a problemusing splenda or no cal sweetners. Thanks to using it for 6 months now I can't stand the taste of actual sugar.
    • Posts: 32
      Regular sugar has chemicals in it too. Sugar in it's raw form is not white. The granular sugar you buy has been chemically whitened. I use splenda. If, in 20 years it has been found that splenda causes cancer, then I recant my statement.
    • Posts: 21
      I try to avoid artificial sweeteners if possible; but some people eat and drink just about everything with them in it. It's all a personal choice, but I'd rather deal with real sugar.
    • Posts: 904 Member
      And speaking of low glycemic, natural sweeteners, agave nectar is also an option.
    • Posts: 557 Member
      10 years from now, they're going to say that they are all bad for us. So just go with the flow ;) If you don't have any problems with it, such as headaches, constipation or plateau in wt gain, then use it if you want.
    • Posts: 507 Member
      Splenda packets are 33 Calories per 10g versus sugar at 39 Calories. You don't save much. Splenda already in products is better.

      http://www.scientificpsychic.com/blogentries/splenda-sweetener-the-delusion-of-low-calories.html
    • Posts: 37 Member
      Dr. Mercola, a world reknowned physician who focuses on healing not managing disease wrote a book about Splenda, check out this article and short video http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/06/20/absurd-new-ways-splenda-is-deceiving-you.aspx . Then get your self some plain old sweet leaf stevia, not truvia or nuvia just sweet leaf stevia. It wont taste any different than splenda in your food and has healing properties.
    • Posts: 61
      I use Splenda, but I try to limit its use (because I think the more I use it the greater my sweet tooth seems to be). 4 packets a day is what I stick to.
    • Posts: 506 Member
      In my opinion, leave out the Splenda and just go with regular sugar. If you have a balanced diet in other areas, this wont hurt you. Spare your body the chemicals =)

      I so agree!

      I try to stay away from adding artificial sweeteners wherever I can.
    • Posts: 533 Member
      Stevia is the only one I use now. I used to use splenda, but I have been trying to stay away from the artificial sweeteners. My ob/gyn told me when I was pregnant that splenda was really to new to the market to have any studies showing long term effects of use. I use stevia now because its natural.
    • Posts: 158 Member
      I like it, I use it!
    • Posts: 40 Member
      I'm with Vida on this one, if your diet is clean, you can fit in some sugar for your coffee/tea without ruining your daily totals. Personally, I am trying to ween myself off the artificial sweeteners, actual sugar just isn't as sweet as the Equal/Sweet N' Low I've gotten used to... Trying mixes of artificial with sugar to minimize the amount of chemicals I take in with the hopes that down the road I can just use plain sugar.
    • Posts: 533 Member
      Or just use reg sugar or honey in moderation.
    • Posts: 286 Member
      yh white sugar is not great but brown is good. Isn't sweetener more sweet that actual sugar so make you crave more things? I still say either brown sugar or honey if im honest but that's just me, there's enough rubbish in this world that goes into food so I don't need to add to it :)
    • Posts: 158 Member
      Splenda packets are 33 Calories per 10g versus sugar at 39 Calories. You don't save much. Splenda already in products is better.

      http://www.scientificpsychic.com/blogentries/splenda-sweetener-the-delusion-of-low-calories.html

      ?? Splenda has no calories.
    • Posts: 1,004 Member
      I use it in my morning coffee.
    • Posts: 2,086 Member
      yh white sugar is not great but brown is good. Isn't sweetener more sweet that actual sugar so make you crave more things? I still say either brown sugar or honey if im honest but that's just me, there's enough rubbish in this world that goes into food so I don't need to add to it :)

      If you make sure your brown sugar is naturally raw brown sugar this is correct, if not it is simply white sugar with molasses added for color and flavor. just sayin'...
    • Posts: 501 Member
      Did a bit of searching, there are plenty of sweetener choices out there:

      In alphabetical order, and not that I recommend one over the other:

      Agave Nectar
      Apple Syrup
      Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal)
      Barley Malt Syrup
      Birch Syrup
      Brown Rice Syrup
      Corn Fructose
      Dates and Date Sugar
      Fruit Spreads
      Honey
      Maple Syrup
      Oligofructose
      Refined White Sugar
      Saccharin (Sweet 'n Low)
      Stevia Leaf
      Sucralose (Splenda)
      Sugar Alcohols
      Unrefined Cane Sugar
      Vegetable Glycerin

      I tend to trust WebMD and MayoClinic.com for health/safety analysis.

      I will also note that you probably consume more sweeteners from processed food than what you put in your beverage. On average there are 10 teaspoons of sugar in a can of soda/pop. http://marshallbrain.com/science/sugar-in-soda.htm

      And go read the labels on your yogurt, ketchup, and peanut butter containers.
    • Posts: 19
      What about diet sodas? I love my coke zero. :)
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