Is splenda safe for kids?

Question

Is it safe to give to any age? I use it in my home and my grandaughter aget 2 wants what grammy eats and drinks and wondered if it was safe?

Answer 1

While there is nothing saying it is unhealthy, there are also no long term studies to see the effects in 20 years.

Answer 2

I don't think its a good idea. I have to stay away from any type of fake sugar due to migraines, so I'd never give my children the stuff. Your best bet is to ask the mother. Irregardless of what anyone here says, the child's parents should be the one to decide if its ok or not.

Answer 3

I take care of my disabled father who is diabetic. I also have two sons. If I make a pie or something for my dad it has splenda in it. I let my kids have some too. You don't want to use to much or to often. But once in awhile is fine.

Answer 4

i wouldn't put that garbage in my own drink let alone a child's!
artificial sweeteners are horrible! ppl assume it's safe because the company that is trying to SELL the stuff is saying it is..they bring no proof to the table.
we have known for years that artificial sweeteners are loaded with all kinds of bad garbage. just because they slapped a new name on it doesn't make it okay.


here's a link to everything you ever wanted to know about splenda.
http://suewidemark.com/splenda.htm

Answer 5

Splenda, also known as sucralose, is artificial sweetener which is a chlorinated sucrose derivative. Facts about this artificial chemical follows:

* Pre-Approval Research
Pre-approval research showed that sucralose caused shrunken thymus glands (up to 40% shrinkage) and enlarged liver and kidneys. The manufacturer put forth two arguments in an attempt to claim that sucralose is not toxic:

1. The dose of sucralose in the experiments was high. However, for chemicals that do not have generations of safe use, the dosage tested must be adjusted for variations in potential toxicity within the human population and between humans and rodents. In order to this, toxicologists estimate a variation of effects in the human population of 10 times. In other words, one person may not have effects until a dose of 10 mg per kg of body weight (10 mg/kg) is reached, while another person may have chronic toxicity effects at 1 mg per kg of body weight (1 mg/kg). In addition, it is well known that many chemicals are much more toxic in humans than in rodents (or even monkeys). For example, the chemicals that the sweetener aspartame breaks down into vary from 5 to 50 times more toxic in humans than in rodents. Therefore, toxicologists estimate a further 10 times the dose for differences between human and rodent toxicity for a total of 100 times (10 * 10).

In order to estimate a potential safe dose in humans, one must divide the lowest dose in given to rodents that was seen to have any negative effects on their thymus glands, liver or kidneys by 100. That dose is then known as the maximum Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) for lifetime use. Keep in mind that the TDI is just an estimate. Some chemicals are much more than 10 times more toxic in humans than in rodents (or will cause cancer in humans in low-dose, long-term exposure and do not cause cancer in rodents at all). A person ingesting the TDI for some chemical may find that it causes cancer or immune system or neurological problems after many years or decades of use. So, if the manufacturer claims that the dose was equivalent to 50 diet sodas, then the TDI would be one half (1/2) of a diet soda, and even that dose may or may not be safe.

2. The manufacturer claimed that the sucralose was unpleasant for the rodents to eat in large doses. They said that starvation caused the shruken thymus glands. From the New Scientist (23 Nov 1991, pg 13):

[Toxicologist Judith] Bellin reviewed studies on rats starved under experimental conditions, and concluded that their growth rate could be reduced by as much as a third without the thymus losing a significant amount of weight (less than 7 percent). The changes were much more marked in rats fed on sucralose. While the animals' growth rate was reduced by between 7 and 20 percent, their thymuses shrank by as much as 40 percent.

Other adverse effects reported in pre-approval research included:

o Shrunken thymus glands (up to 40% shrinkage) (EO56)
o Enlarged liver and kidneys. (EO57 & E161)
o Atrophy of lymph follicles in the spleen and thymus (EO51, EO56, EO151)
o Increased cecal weight (E151)
o Reduced growth rate (EO57)
o Decreased red blood cell count (EO55)
o Hyperplasia of the pelvis (EO57)
o Extension of the pregnancy period
o Aborted pregnancy (E134)
o Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights (EO32)
o Diarrhea

* Recent Research
A possible problem with caecal enlargement and renal mineralization has been seen in post approval animal research.

* Sucralose Breaks Down
Despite the manufacturer's mis-statements, sucralose does break down into small amounts of 1,6-dichlorofructose, a chemical that has not been adequately tested in humans.

# Chlorinated Pesticides
The manufacturer claims that the chlorine added to sucralose is similar to the chlorine atom in the salt (NaCl) molecule. That is not the case. Sucralose may be more like ingesting tiny amounts of chlorinated pesticides, but we will never know without long-term, independent human research.

# Conclusion
While it is unlikely that sucralose is as toxic as the poisoning people are experiencing from Monsanto's aspartame, it is clear from the hazards seen in pre-approval research and from its chemical structure that years or decades of use may contribute to serious chronic immunological or neurological disorders.

# Recent European research showing that ingesting aspartame leads to the accumulation of formaldehyde in the brain, other organs and tissues (Formaldehyde has been shown to damage the nervous system, immune system, and cause irreversible genetic damage in humans.)
# An extremely large number of toxicity reactions reported to the FDA and other organizations
# A recent report showing that nearly 100% of independent research has found problems with aspartame.

I hope this will help.

Answer 6

I wouldn't. Better for her to have regular sugar.

Answer 7

i dont think is safe for adults.

Answer 8

yes it is safe.