approved Gum

[lfletch1]

I chew gum when i run anyone found a gum that not full of aspertame? or sugar

[Eno]

Re: approved Gum

I've not found any sugarless gum that only contains sucrose as sweetener.
If it doesn't have aspartame it has Ace-K and I refuse to ingest that because it hasn't been thoroughly tested (according to CSPI).

There are some xylitol-sweetened gums but they are a bit pricey, even though xylitol is considered tooth-friendly.

[Georgiana]

Re: approved Gum

Each stick of gum would count as a serving of sweetener. Sweeteners are limited to 3 servings per day.

Why do you have to chew gum? Just bad habit?

[AndrewH]

Re: approved Gum

I personally chew 1-2 pieces of gum a day for one reason. Ketosis makes your breath pretty bad. Even with brushing, flossing, and using mouthwash 3 times a day it stills seems to overpower it periodically.

[Georgiana]

Re: approved Gum

Green vegetables (Dr. Atkins recommended chewing some parsley) and water help with bad breath.

[2big4mysize]

Re: approved Gum

actually ketosis does not cause the breath smell. the only ketone we exhale is the acetone one. The breath issues are from the volitle oils in your foods being off gased or too much protein for your kidneys to handle in your diet. try drinking more water and using the parsley to clear the issues instead of masking them with gum which runs out of smell pretty quick.

[Eno]

Re: approved Gum

To answer your original question...

I was in my local big box shoppers club (BJs) today and read the labels on all of the sugarfree gum.

They had all of the major brands (Wrigleys, Orbit, Extra, Dentine, Eclipse, Trident, etc.) and ALL of them had aspartame and Ace-K in them, except one. A couple also had sucralose.

Dentine was the only one without aspartame; it only had Ace-K as a sweetener.