can it be a danger too my moms health ? cuz she drinks alot of it in her tea everyday im worried about it and ui did read a few things about it and b4 i read sumthin my intuition told me sumthin was not right about it and i keep tryin too tell her and she wont listen too me
2007-09-21 08:45:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
On a search of the Yahoo Web Search tool bar I read in one of the results, "Splenda/sucralose is simply a chlorinated sugar, a chlorocarbon...in the family of ... DDT". Scary.
Jack Lalane is a fitness expert in fantastic health who still works out and swims across lakes for every birthday and he says "If man made it, don't eat it". It is really hard to do that for most regular folks but artificial sweetners make me leery too.
A better sugar substitute is a plant called stevia that is 1000 times sweeter than sugar and is available in the same section as splenda at many stores, it comes in packets in a green box. It has fiber in it too, it is so much better than artificial stuff in my opinion.
2007-09-29 08:16:05 · answer #1 · answered by Princessa Macha Venial 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
splenda is like an artificial sugar it is also called sucralose..i already read articles about it..i read that splenda contains chlorine,,and as much as 27 percent of this sucralose is absorbed by the body,it is an artificial chemical sweetener manufactured by adding three chlorine atoms to a sugar molecule. And again, because there have been no long-term human studies on Splenda to determine the potential health effects on people, no one can say with certainty that the substance is safe to eat.
2007-09-28 16:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Splenda is a sugar substitute. I wouldn't recommend eating a lot of it. Your liver has to work harder to get the artificial sweeteners (artificial being the key word here) out of your system. A good alternative is Xylitol. You can find it any health food store. It's a natural sweetener derived from fibers of fruits. It's safe for diabetics and hypoglycemics to use. I have used it myself and it looks and tastes like regular sugar. You can also bake with it.
2007-09-27 19:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by Angela C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
splenda is a sugar substitute.
they have studys for every thing out there. they will find the good and bad in it.
the bottom line is if the fda gives it a thumb up? you mom is straight.
dont sweat it, just relax.
2007-09-21 11:26:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you listen to people like Dr. Weil you will hear that artificial sweeteners are "bad" but without any supporting evidence. I call this macrobiotic paranoia. Spenda is still better than sugar as far as calories, fat conversion, etc.
2007-09-25 12:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
splenda is a sugar substitute, it has passed rigorous testing by the FDA and is safe for human consumption. Relax.
2007-09-21 08:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
supposedly it is derived from sugar and contains zero calories, however I don't understand exactly what it is either, all I know is that better living through chemistry isn't usually the case with artificial sweeteners, look at aspartame and saccharin, they are all very questionable indeed.
2007-09-21 08:50:40 · answer #7 · answered by Greg S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
splenda is a really bad imitation of sugar
its to my understanding that a lot of it is bad for you just like everything else
2007-09-21 08:52:50 · answer #8 · answered by mofongorob 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its BAD!! thats all u need to know......its like sugar but contains many many chemicals.....that can cause cancer..it has been tested and proven
2007-09-21 16:20:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋