anyone know the REAL medical risks of splenda?

Answer 1

I don't have any specific info, but I have heard of lots of bad things happening to people who have been using it.
I got some ice cream that was made with it, & it was so incredibly sweet, it didn't taste like ice cream. I looked at the box, & saw it was made with spenda & threw the rest out.
I will not use it...but then, a 5 Lb bag of sugar usually goes bad before I use much of it!

Answer 2

I wouldn't touch the stuff because not enough is known. I was surprised that it was discovered by chemists trying to make a new pesticide.

I found this web page to be a nice discussion of the pro's and con's (mostly con's) of Splenda:

http://www.womentowomen.com/nutritionandweightloss/splenda.asp

A couple of excerpts from this are:

"Observational evidence shows that there are side effects of Splenda, including skin rashes/flushing, panic-like agitation, dizziness and numbness, diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, intestinal cramping, bladder issues, and stomach pain. These show up at one end of the spectrum — in the people who have an allergy or sensitivity to the sucralose molecule. But no one can say to what degree consuming Splenda affects the rest of us."

and

"While some industry experts claim the molecule is similar to table salt or sugar, other independent researchers say it has more in common with pesticides. That’s because the bonds holding the carbon and chlorine atoms together are more characteristic of a chlorocarbon than a salt — and most pesticides are chlorocarbons. The premise offered next is that just because something contains chlorine doesn’t guarantee that it’s toxic. And that is also true, but you and your family may prefer not to serve as test subjects for the latest post-market artificial sweetener experiment — however “unique.”"

Answer 3

I just found this article:

"Splenda side effects
Observational evidence shows that there are side effects of Splenda, including skin rashes/flushing, panic-like agitation, dizziness and numbness, diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, intestinal cramping, bladder issues, and stomach pain. These show up at one end of the spectrum — in the people who have an allergy or sensitivity to the sucralose molecule. But no one can say to what degree consuming Splenda affects the rest of us."

Answer 4

All Splenda is is a sugar molecule combined with a chlorine molecule. This makes the sugar harder for your body to digest, i.e. you don't get the calories from it as much. Some people I know that use splenda A LOT say that it gives them headaches, other than that I don't know of any medical risks.

Answer 5

I honestly can't imagine there are many. splenda is a plant derived sugar that is pretty much all natural, but it is hard for humans to digest. I don't see why it should have any side effects. I could see how eating a few pounds of it would give you GI problems but one or two packets shouldnt.

Answer 6

New chemical sweeteners (like Splenda) and the sweetener blends (aspartame, sucralose and acesulfame K blended together in one product) may be causing users to show signs of weight gain, disruption of sleep patterns, sexual dysfunction, increases in cancer, MS, Lupus, diabetes, and a list of epidemic degenerative diseases. The research is out there, you only have to Google it.

The two safest choices of sugarless sweeteners to date are saccharin and stevia. Saccharin is actually similar to stevia in its origin. It originally came from a plant imported from China, and in its original form, is a complex sugar extract from the plant itself. Stevia is extracted from a plant grown in South America, and is also a complex sugar extract. I doubt you'll find it on supermarket shelves but it is available at natural food stores.

Answer 7

because the product has not been around long, it's hard to say. I can tell you from my experience, that using it in baking, like for cookies, I gained 10lbs. I think this artificial sweetner will be shown to cause problems in the years to come. I stopped drinking diet pop too.

Answer 8

these kinds of sugerless flavours cause cancer.. thats wat ive been hearing for yrs-- i try my best to avoid such stuff