is splenda ok?

[cardoorgirl]

i'm reading the box and it says dextrose and sucralose, i thought anything with an ose was not ok?

[cskristin]

Re: is splenda ok?

No. It's not ok. Please read the following article. http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

Per DANDR, it is listed as a safe sweetener, but that was written long before the latest research studies were released. You are much better off using stevia or saccharin.

[Moss]

Re: is splenda ok?

No. It's not ok. Please read the following article. http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

Per DANDR, it is listed as a safe sweetener, but that was written long before the latest research studies were released. You are much better off using stevia or saccharin.

Splenda is not aspartame.

[liv]

Re: is splenda ok?

It is OK since Atkins OKed it. But that does not mean that all of us will be OK with it. some people react to splenda and some will see bloodsugar reaction to Splenda with dextrose in it.
Sucralose is just the technical name for Splenda but the dextrose is not great. There is only dextrose in the small individual packets. If you buy granulated splenda like I do you avoid dextrose and only get half the amount of carbs. Better yet - liquid splenda has no fillers and no carbs.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: is splenda ok?

No. It's not ok. Please read the following article. http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

Per DANDR, it is listed as a safe sweetener, but that was written long before the latest research studies were released. You are much better off using stevia or saccharin.

Who funds this website?

What's their agenda?

And ... just to be clear, this person is NOT an M.D.:

"Dr. Janet Hull's aspartame expertise is based on her professional background. She holds a Doctorate in Nutrition, a Master's Degree in Environmental Science, is an international geographer and geologist, a former university professor, firefighter and Hazardous Waste Specialist and Emergency Responder. She is a Licensed Certified Nutritionist, certified fitness professional, author and aspartame victim."

[liv]

Re: is splenda ok?

Who funds this website?

What's their agenda?

And ... just to be clear, this person is NOT an M.D.:

"Dr. Janet Hull's aspartame expertise is based on her professional background. She holds a Doctorate in Nutrition, a Master's Degree in Environmental Science, is an international geographer and geologist, a former university professor, firefighter and Hazardous Waste Specialist and Emergency Responder. She is a Licensed Certified Nutritionist, certified fitness professional, author and aspartame victim."

I am not sure she has an agenda of a kind. She just believes that Aspartame made her sick. She wrote a book about this.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: is splenda ok?

That's her agenda then.

Not exactly "unbiased".

My point.

[liv]

Re: is splenda ok?

Your point

[Georgiana]

Re: is splenda ok?

some will see bloodsugar reaction to Splenda with dextrose in it.

I'm confused... Why only dextrose?

only get half the amount of carbs

But also half the sweetness per serving.

[cskristin]

Re: is splenda ok?

I erred in my earlier post. The site I mentioned was regarding aspartame, however, Splenda is also bad. New Splenda, Sucralose Study Reveals Shocking Potential Harmful Effects - Splenda (Sucralose) Toxicity

"Although the effect of consuming Splenda does not result from a one time use, the side effects do occur after accumulated use. Turner also noted unmistakable evidence that Splenda is absorbed by fat, contrary to the claims of Johnson & Johnson."

So, in essence, we have been lied to - again. I also personally know several people who have a Splenda sensitivity and have had to quit using it. I assume we're not supposed to ingest chlorine.

From MedicineNet.com Artificial Sweeteners Safety, Dangers, Facts, Side Effects and Types on MedicineNet.com

"Saccharin has been around for over 100 years and claims to be the best researched sweetener. Saccharin is also known as Sweet and Low, Sweet Twin, Sweet'N Low, and Necta Sweet. It does not contain any calories, does not raise blood sugar levels and is 200 to 700 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar).

Out of the five FDA approved nonnutritive sweeteners, saccharin is often chosen to be the safest one."

[liv]

Re: is splenda ok?

I think Kristin that J has a good point, we have to consider the source of some of the stuff on the internet. Serious research into the effects of Splenda has not really dug up much dirt on the product at all. If you prefer to use saccarin as a sweetener and feel better about that that is fine. Many also prefer to use stevia because stevia is derived from plant and more natural or perhaps xylitol. It is up to you.

To G - yes maltodextrin and dextrose are pretty much glucose both so it should not be much different except the volume (which is more psychological I suppose) Guess I am a bit irrational in distrusting dextrose more. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Georgiana]

Re: is splenda ok?

Splenda is also bad. New Splenda, Sucralose Study Reveals Shocking Potential Harmful Effects - Splenda (Sucralose) Toxicity

This:



and, on a more serious note, this:

Expert Panel report on a study of Splenda in male rats

I assume we're not supposed to ingest chlorine.

Then we should stop consuming salt.

From MedicineNet.com Artificial Sweeteners Safety, Dangers, Facts, Side Effects and Types on MedicineNet.com

"Saccharin has been around for over 100 years and claims to be the best researched sweetener. Saccharin is also known as Sweet and Low, Sweet Twin, Sweet'N Low, and Necta Sweet. It does not contain any calories, does not raise blood sugar levels and is 200 to 700 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar).

Out of the five FDA approved nonnutritive sweeteners, saccharin is often chosen to be the safest one."

On the same website, there's also a list of negatives for saccharin... and there's also list of positives and negatives for Splenda.

Quoting only the positive for saccharin is misleading.

[Georgiana]

Re: is splenda ok?

And since we're talking about "exposed" stuff, this website also "exposes" Atkins with evidence which, they say, is supported by research:

Atkins Facts - Atkins "Nightmare" Diet

So, should we believe them?

[cardoorgirl]

Re: is splenda ok?

thank you for the thoughtful responses and the research!

i'm getting into the atkins baking with soya powder and i wanted to add some sweet taste. now that i know that liquid splenda exists i will look for it and read the label. thank you liv! georgiana i just made that cartoon my desktop and forwarded it to my bff, a research entemologist. love it.

kristin thanks for the heads up, that's why i'm reading everything i can find about artificial sweeteners. i've never used them before starting this diet, always avoided them, and now i'm really putting thought into how the types of food i'm trying to make for myself could make someone like my diabetic grandma very happy. thinking about how to make carb-free food enjoyable. after a week of turkey and swiss rolls and pork tenderloin and omlettes, i really tore up a cup of sugar free jello the other day. it opened my eyes to why my grandma enjoys it so much, and i've always thought it was gross.

[yoda]

Re: is splenda ok?

This:



and, on a more serious note, this:

Expert Panel report on a study of Splenda in male rats

Then we should stop consuming salt.

On the same website, there's also a list of negatives for saccharin... and there's also list of positives and negatives for Splenda.

Quoting only the positive for saccharin is misleading.

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Just because salt is deemed ok for comsumption (even though there are adverse reactions atrributed to it), does not mean that splenda (chlorinated sugar) is safe. There are elements in natural foods we eat that do not harm us because they are in compounds with so many nutrients that its potential effects are blocked. However, in isolation, in higher concentrations, or bonded with other substances these same substances may harm us. Just because an element is safe bonded with another substance, does not mean that it is safe bonded with another.

Fyi, splenda was actually originally developed as an insecticide.

This guy quotes some article in reference to splenda and mentions the difference between the bond with the chlorine in salt versus the bond with the chlorine in splenda (and what its original purpose was--the first sentence is his own words, and then he quotes):

Author: Terp Fan
Comment:
The molecular structure is just as important is the individual components. Salt has an ionic bond, while sucralose has a covalent bond. "It is this same covalent carbon-chlorine bond that is found in pesticides, and also in some relatively less harmful components like cancer drugs, antibiotics or fungicides; but keep in mind that although all of these other compounds may not be as harmful as eating DDT, the common denominator behind all these drugs containing a carbonchlorine bond is to poison life – or to kill something in one way or another."

Now, I'm not saying that splenda is going to kill you, but if you're like me the above information is enough for me to stay away from splenda! I 've always stayed away from aspartame because I have Phenylketonuria, and I stay away from saccharin, too. Artificial sweeteners, in general, in my book ...BAD STUFF!
I'm a stevia gal! (I'm particular about my stevia, though--I only use one brand)