splenda

Coconut sugar much better. Word not good for Splenda!

I have stopped using splenda because of the bad rep, and I am using Stevia
instead.

I subscribe to three 'universal truths' …
1) Everything in moderation
2) If the issue has a lot of hyperbole on both sides of the discussion, the truth lies some where in the middle
3) YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) or one sizes does not fit all

namaste
-Steve

If I use a sweetener it's Splenda. It's a personal choice just like anything else you choose to eat. To my way of thinking all things in moderation. My weakness is salt and butter.

I hardly ever use sweeteners of any kind. I mostly drink water. When I drink coffee or green tea I enjoy them plain. I eat cereal without sweeteners either.

Howdy Fluffy!

I have had a bad experience with Slenda (Sucralose) long before I heard any negatives about it. I would consume it regularly in a soda. After I consumed 2 sodas containing Splenda, I would have explosive diarrhea about 1 or 2 hours later, and I couldn't understand why for the longest time. Eventually it dawned on me that I had consumed sodas containing Splenda. I stopped those sodas and my dirrhea problems ceased.

Later I found out the negative reports about Splenda, from people like Dr Joe Mercola here ~ http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/ar... to Dr Josh Axe ~ http://draxe.com/splenda-side-effects/ and even the US Consumer Prpducts Safety Commission has downgraded Splenda from "Safe" to "caution" see ~ http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/2624...

And even though Snopes claims Splenda is safe ~ http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/splenda.asp (say Snopes can't be bought by McNeil Nutritionals)

An article abstract from "pub med" from the US govt tells of some disturbing results of studies performed. Look here ~ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18800291.

Sure Splenda may not kill a person outright, but there is a great deal of negative information about Splenda from people who have nothing to gain from this information.

God's best to you and yours

James Baker.

I use splenda always have. My doctor said it was fine, real sugar, high frutose corn syrup, etc.

It boils down to how you feel when you consume it. I stopped using it because it really messes with my body. It's slow and subtle, and I didn't realize it until I went off aspartame and splenda. I felt so much better. Some people don't get bothered by it, but some do.

I have read stories of artificial sweeteners causing all kinds of things. I have epilepsy and my wife worried that diet soda would cause me to have seizures. I talked to my neurologist and he said that artificial sweeteners are not the best thing for you but all these so called reports of them causing seizures and cancer is bogus.

All I can tell you is that I opt to use Splenda as I believe it is less harmful to me, as a diabetic, than is sugar and corn syrup. You will find many people who maintain that ANY artificial sweetener is bad ( author/pharmacist Suzy Cohen comes to mind). Weigh the pros and cons, determine what you can do without, and act accordingly.