Beware NutraSweet!!
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HFCS from commercial corn growing practices is also linked to environmental impacts such as the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/7/16/161412/560
OK, off the soapbox now...sorry...0 -
I was only kidding! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0
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I was only kidding! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
phew!! you never know what people will eat ...:blushing:0 -
I read your link astridfeline (http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/7/16/161412/560 ). I dont understand why they're using corn for fuel, it sounds good in theory, but what happens when there is a drought and they cant produce enough? It appears all that run-off is just as bad for the environment.0
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IS SPLENDA OKAY?0
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I read your link astridfeline (http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/7/16/161412/560 ). I dont understand why they're using corn for fuel, it sounds good in theory, but what happens when there is a drought and they cant produce enough? It appears all that run-off is just as bad for the environment.0
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The closer to nature, all natural, unaltered, unprocessed, un-messed with the better. The same is true for ALL the foods we eat, why not follow the same guidelines for sweeteners. Use sweeteners in the purest form, but use sparinly. We probably wouldn't eat a chemically formed carrot, why eat a chemically formed or processed unnatural anything? I know is is nearly impossible to eliminate processed food from our life, we all want to have a eggo with syrup once in awhile, but as we all know we should limit those "bad foods" for the best health possible. I guess it goes back to "everything in moderation"
Scary about that company that is ruling the agriculture in our country isn't it? I recently read about it myself and am going to dig deep to find the most organic, unalterd seeds for my garden this year.0 -
Splenda hasn't been around enough for there to be any meaningul studies on it. Whenever we eat a food additive, we're taking a chance on it. The question is whether you think the benefits outweight the costs. And that's a highly personal choice.0
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Who knows? There isnt AS much publicity about splenda as aspartame, but there were a couple websites talking about it...
Splenda is not a natural substance, it is an artificial chemical sweetener manufactured by adding three chlorine atoms to a sugar molecule.
excerpt from.... http://www.truthaboutsplenda.com/factvsfiction/index.html
Splenda is the trade name for sucralose, a synthetic compound stumbled upon in 1976 by scientists in Britain seeking a new pesticide formulation. It is true that the Splenda molecule is comprised of sucrose (sugar) — except that three of the hydroxyl groups in the molecule have been replaced by three chlorine atoms... the bonds holding the carbon and chlorine atoms together are more characteristic of a chlorocarbon than a salt — and most pesticides are chlorocarbons.
Artificial sweeteners are not subject to the same gauntlet of FDA safety trials as pharmaceuticals. Most of the testing is funded by the food industry, which has a vested interest in the outcome. This can lead to misleading claims on both sides.
excerpts from... http://www.womentowomen.com/nutritionandweightloss/splenda.aspx0
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