Splenda and weight gain???

Redgal56
Redgal56 Posts: 73 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Latest studies show a link between high glycemic foods and weight gain or lack off weight loss.....sucralose is mentioned which is what splenda is made of.....thoughts anyone? I use alot of splenda and cannot lose!
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  • Khloe_Nicole
    Khloe_Nicole Posts: 42 Member
    I WAS TOLD NOT TO USE SPLENDA BECAUSE IT HAS SUCRALOSE. SO I USE SWEET N LOW AND STEVIA. I'VE LOST 12 LBS SO FAR. GOOD LUCK
  • conure2
    conure2 Posts: 126 Member
    Could you post a link to the study you are referring to? I'd really like to read it. Thanks much!
  • Carri1
    Carri1 Posts: 82 Member
    Yes, try changing it and see what happens. I'm trying to not use so much artificial sweeteners. After finding out Monsanto
    created some of them. Scary! It's really hard to get away from all of it but a little at a time. I switched to butter instead of chemicals in margarine. Sweet cream, salt.....feels safer.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Latest studies show a link between high glycemic foods and weight gain or lack off weight loss.....sucralose is mentioned which is what splenda is made of.....thoughts anyone? I use alot of splenda and cannot lose!

    Please post the studies as that sounds ridiculous. There are no magic foods that can halt weight loss
  • Metal_Viking
    Metal_Viking Posts: 42
    I just switched to Stevia today when I went shopping this morning
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    I use Splenda or Safeway brand sucralose and never have suspected it of causing me not to lose weight. If I stay on my meal plan, I lose weight according to my calorie deficit.

    Edit: I don't use mega quantities. Maybe 4-6 envelopes per week and if I decide to make sugar free brownies, etc. I don't drink diet beverages.

    I did a Google search and did find a few "snake oil" books about how sucralose will make you sick and die. Of course the authors are pushing other products.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,280 Member
    I recently switched from Splenda to Truvia. If nothing else, I like the taste better.
  • jeanninecurran
    jeanninecurran Posts: 63 Member
    I heard about this, too, on Dr. Oz. He is very against artifical sweeteners. I don't add any to my coffee or anything really but I do enjoy Crystal Lite and occassionally diet soda. I've been drinking a lot of water now and of course coffee (I could never give that up)
  • LesterBlackstone
    LesterBlackstone Posts: 291 Member
    I heard about this, too, on Dr. Oz

    Then you can be sure it's nonsense.
  • slowturtle1
    slowturtle1 Posts: 284 Member
    I have been off sucralose/Splenda for over a year and not only have I lost weight since going off it (I now use Sweet n Low or Agave and on occasion refined sugar or sugar in the raw ), I also no longer have joint and muscle pain in my legs. I have read since going off it that it has some weird effects on some people, which might explain what I experienced, but I don't know for sure.
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    I heard about this, too, on Dr. Oz

    Then you can be sure it's nonsense.

    Yeah, this ^^ Dr Oz has ruined his reputation by hawking weird crap.
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
    I use Equal in my coffee every morning, every day of the year. I''ve lost 20 lbs since April. I'm burning more calories than I take in. Turns out that's the only way we can lose. Best of luck!
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    I heard about this, too, on Dr. Oz

    Then you can be sure it's nonsense.

    lolz i use splenda and ive been losing weight just fine.
  • cressievargo
    cressievargo Posts: 392 Member
    I'm not quoting a scientific study - but my own personal experience. When I use / consume artificial sweeteners in any large quantity - I have horrid carb cravings. When I cut the consumption of them down...cravings are less. I started drinking Diet Coke again (oh, caffeine bliss) and I have been noticing horrible cravings again. It's even worse around TOM..so for me perhaps it's also hormonal.

    It seems I have read somewhere that b/c artificial sweeteners are *SO* sweet they can trick the body - but whether that is truly physiological or psychological - I don't know.

    Personally I like Truvia / Stevia in the Raw better...the less processed, the better. I say if you think it's causing you issues - eliminate it and see what happens.
  • RipperSB
    RipperSB Posts: 315 Member
    I've been on MFP for over 130 days now and 35 lbs gone and I'm pretty sure I use Splenda every day. 1 packet per cup of coffee or tea, 2-3 times a day. Also drink a fair number of Diet Cokes per day too. Of course, you results may vary.
  • RipperSB
    RipperSB Posts: 315 Member
    Duplicate post deleted.
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    It's not f*cking sorcery, seriously.

    High GI foods are known to to spike insulin. This does not simply make you fat, it does not make you magically store calories out of thin air. If you need to eat 1500 calories a day to maintain and you eat 1000 calories of white rice covered in splenda along with five oranges day in and day out and you will still lose weight.

    Feel like *kitten*, but lose weight.

    *kitten* liquid, but lose weight.

    The reason why people get their jimmies all rustled over high GI foods is because insulin spikes can make you want to eat. This is why these tend to be linked towards obesity, but the reality is that it is not the splenda that makes you fat; it's the crap food you ate and washed down with a diet coke to convince yourself it was okay to binge that makes you fat.

    Seriously, splenda is one of the tamest artificial sweeteners out there, and one or two packets a day isn't going to impact your diet one bit. Your actions and what you put in your mouth will.

    So keep eating splenda, or if you want to feel better try stevia; you can grow it in your herb garden.

    Whatever blows your hair back.
  • losermomof3
    losermomof3 Posts: 386 Member
    Has anyone found the article?
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    @cressievargo

    I don't believe sucralose can trick your body into thinking it's sugar. If it did, diabetics couldn't use it. I do believe, however, some people may be sensitive to sucralose, just like they may be to any other food.
  • SlidingDown
    SlidingDown Posts: 64 Member
    I don't know about Splenda, but for my 2 cents, I use stevia and I'm really happy with it. I got it purely because it wasn't artificial / chemical. I wanted to get rid of the calories from putting sugar in my coffee, but wasn't ready to go to unsweetened, so bought stevia, and used that (1 calorie!!!) instead of sugar for a few weeks, cutting down the amount slowly till I was used to drinking coffee with no sweetener at all.
    (Although even now if I make myself a super strong coffee I'll sometimes put in a tiny sprinkle of stevia to cut the bitterness.)
    So if you're uneasy about the Splenda, I'd suggest switching to stevia, and see if anything changes. At the very least it has to be better for your health to use something natural rather than chemical.
  • tanyaleighcummings
    tanyaleighcummings Posts: 105
    I read a study that was done in Europe and wasn't attempting to sell other products. It makes sense that bleaching sugar is not going to make it good for you. That said, I have chosen to remain using Splenda. I have tried all the really natural alternatives that interested me and I don't like them. Some of them were even still processed in harmful ways - I think Truvia was, but not certain. If I can find the article on Splenda I will post it...no longer have it bookmarked.
  • Maximumresults
    Maximumresults Posts: 175
    by no means should splena alone prevent you from losing weight....either your intake is too high for your activity level or you have a medical condition...90% of the time is that something is wrong with your eating/exercise plan...also, its not just about the scale, take measurements, you could be making progress, though muscle gain masking it..the scale is a measuring stick but not the only way to measure progress
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    From what I understand, there is no problem concerning weight loss and artificial sweeteners preventing it.

    I personally have a problem with aspartame, my high consumption of diet dr. pepper (aspartame) as well as sweet 'n low packets in everything gave me bladder pains and such. I cut it out when I finally noticed that a spike in intake meant a spike in problems and they disappeared!

    Now, I only use splenda or stevia and consume it daily. I didn't have a problem with weight loss while having problems with aspartame, so I can only preach what I know and in my case I have an intolerance to aspartame and haven't had any problems with splenda.

    If you are worried or believe it might help, switch to stevia and see what happens ;)
  • lciupa
    lciupa Posts: 48
    It's not f*cking sorcery, seriously.

    High GI foods are known to to spike insulin. This does not simply make you fat, it does not make you magically store calories out of thin air. If you need to eat 1500 calories a day to maintain and you eat 1000 calories of white rice covered in splenda along with five oranges day in and day out and you will still lose weight.

    Feel like *kitten*, but lose weight.

    *kitten* liquid, but lose weight.

    The reason why people get their jimmies all rustled over high GI foods is because insulin spikes can make you want to eat. This is why these tend to be linked towards obesity, but the reality is that it is not the splenda that makes you fat; it's the crap food you ate and washed down with a diet coke to convince yourself it was okay to binge that makes you fat.

    Seriously, splenda is one of the tamest artificial sweeteners out there, and one or two packets a day isn't going to impact your diet one bit. Your actions and what you put in your mouth will.

    So keep eating splenda, or if you want to feel better try stevia; you can grow it in your herb garden.

    Whatever blows your hair back.

    Thanks for the chuckle- well said!
  • tanyaleighcummings
    tanyaleighcummings Posts: 105
    I read a study that was done in Europe and wasn't attempting to sell other products. It makes sense that bleaching sugar is not going to make it good for you. That said, I have chosen to remain using Splenda. I have tried all the really natural alternatives that interested me and I don't like them. Some of them were even still processed in harmful ways - I think Truvia was, but not certain. If I can find the article on Splenda I will post it...no longer have it bookmarked.
    I can't find that study but do want to say that I have been losing weight on Splenda. Is it good for me? Safe or healthy? I don't believe it is but choose to consume it anyway. As another poster said, whatever blows our hair back.

    Plenty to read if you want to find it online. Switch it out for another option and see what happens if you like.

    Personally when I am craving carbs I eat 1-2 raw almonds, or after I indulge in sweets to curb the urge for more.
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    I read a study that was done in Europe and wasn't attempting to sell other products. It makes sense that bleaching sugar is not going to make it good for you. That said, I have chosen to remain using Splenda. I have tried all the really natural alternatives that interested me and I don't like them. Some of them were even still processed in harmful ways - I think Truvia was, but not certain. If I can find the article on Splenda I will post it...no longer have it bookmarked.

    They bleach stevia juice too. It is naturally brownish.
  • tanyaleighcummings
    tanyaleighcummings Posts: 105
    I read a study that was done in Europe and wasn't attempting to sell other products. It makes sense that bleaching sugar is not going to make it good for you. That said, I have chosen to remain using Splenda. I have tried all the really natural alternatives that interested me and I don't like them. Some of them were even still processed in harmful ways - I think Truvia was, but not certain. If I can find the article on Splenda I will post it...no longer have it bookmarked.

    They bleach stevia juice too. It is naturally brownish.
    I think I found a kind that wasn't bleached...like 'in the raw' wasn't but truvia was? Not certain, but I was pretty surprised to find the 'healthy alternative' wasn't much (if at all) different. If I could stand the taste I'd grow my own but it tastes bitter to me.
  • kirstenmaria
    kirstenmaria Posts: 112 Member
    Yes, try changing it and see what happens. I'm trying to not use so much artificial sweeteners. After finding out Monsanto
    created some of them. Scary! It's really hard to get away from all of it but a little at a time. I switched to butter instead of chemicals in margarine. Sweet cream, salt.....feels safer.

    I had a nutritionist once who told me to do the same. She also used peanut butter and butter as an example, saying that if you look at what is actually IN those foods, you're better off having a little less of the real stuff and forgetting about all the reduced things because of the additives. This morning I used 2 tsp of brown sugar in my oatmeal, and it was delicious (and not nearly as many calories as I anticipated!)
  • treadingpurple
    treadingpurple Posts: 53
    I read in the book "Prescription for Nutritional Healing" that most artifical sweetners can trick your brain into thinking you are either still hungry, or they trick your body into thinking its starving, so it stores fat.

    I use that Stevia sweetner, because its all natural and doesn't cause this to happen. Stevia In The Raw is a good type to use if you want individual packets.
  • SD_Kerry
    SD_Kerry Posts: 5 Member
    Splenda makes me crave sugar even more than sugar does!! Which might explain why it's tough for you to lose weight. Try Stevia. It's all natural. The French Vanilla -which you can find at Whole Foods- is yummy!!

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