splenda okay???

[fatasskid]

Im curious cuz i did read about surcrose at sticky...and was wondering if it okay to use it in food i eat. Cuz when i did surcrose on google.com, theres like bunch of website that says splenda isnt safe???

[Illinibball4evr]

splenda, and other artifical sweetners such as asparatame have been known to cause brain problems........ and no, i am not ****ting you. you would be better of eating regular sweetners.

[enforcerlady]

splenda, and other artifical sweetners such as asparatame have been known to cause brain problems........ and no, i am not ****ting you. you would be better of eating regular sweetners.

BS. There has been no definitive research showing that artificial sweeteners cause cancer in humans. Maybe if you're a rat and you eat 20x your weight in aspartame you'll get brain cancer. But otherwise, don't worry about it, artificial sweeteners are fine.

[diss-e]

BS. There has been no definitive research showing that artificial sweeteners cause cancer in humans. Maybe if you're a rat and you eat 20x your weight in aspartame you'll get brain cancer. But otherwise, don't worry about it, artificial sweeteners are fine.

True, like all other foods, everything in moderation

[bbjeff86]

Splenda should be fine. It is simiply sugar with a chlorine molecule attached so that your body can't digest it. It is a somewhat new product though so it's can't be certain one way or another what effects it could have. I use it though... Just do so in moderation.

[reefpicker]

I use it too.. and aspartame... All in moderation... I try hard not to eat too much, thought sometimes I eat a lot in one day.. Still not as much as the rats in most studies :P LOL

I read a book that was published on this subject... It honestly failed to convince me.

But I dont want to start or continue a controversial discussion about splenda as it seems people are dead set on whatever argument and position they have...

[DTRG]

its hard to escape it these days. gotta say i drink diet mountain dew all the time, its one of my vices. but:

in my opinion natural sugar will always be your best option compared to artificial sweeteners. they dont know the long term effects of any of the new things created in the last 20-30. we are guinea pigs. stick with what your body knows, natural foods that have been on earth for thousands of years.

[vein5]

when I get the munchies from smoking I turn to splenda works pretty well. And no splenda will not hurt you for all you superstitious nutrition freaks

[deserusan]

True, like all other foods, everything in moderation

Good advice...and when push comes to shove Splenda is better than plain old sugar.

[Bringindapain]

when I get the munchies from smoking I turn to splenda works pretty well. And no splenda will not hurt you for all you superstitious nutrition freaks

so you smoke, get the munchies and to cure your munchies you start downing splenda?

[msundi83]

just to be clear...splenda has multiple chlorine molecules in each molecule of sucralose (not sucrose...thats table sugar). They are in place of hydroxyl groups that are normally attached to the carbon ring.

This way the eznymes that normally handle sugar molecules can't use the sucralose molecules as a substrate. The powder stuff does have nutritive sweetners in it remember. It contains maltoD and dextrose to bulk it up. I think there are like 24 grams of sugar per cup of splenda powder.

[reefpicker]

just to be clear...splenda has multiple chlorine molecules in each molecule of sucralose (not sucrose...thats table sugar). They are in place of hydroxyl groups that are normally attached to the carbon ring.

This way the eznymes that normally handle sugar molecules can't use the sucralose molecules as a substrate. The powder stuff does have nutritive sweetners in it remember. It contains maltoD and dextrose to bulk it up. I think there are like 24 grams of sugar per cup of splenda powder.

Yeah I read it in a book that each splenda package is like 99% sugar LOL Something like 3 calories per package actually... This is coming from a book thats making the case against splenda... I thought, oh well, that means that the amount of splenda we are consuming its sooooooo small.... And then somewhere else in the book it said that most splenda is excreted, untouched.

But I agree, natural is better. I see splenda as a shortcut to keep my sugar consumption as low as I can. I use it only when I get starbucks coffee.

[theshape]

I use it too.. and aspartame... All in moderation... I try hard not to eat too much, thought sometimes I eat a lot in one day.. Still not as much as the rats in most studies :P LOL

I read a book that was published on this subject... It honestly failed to convince me.

But I dont want to start or continue a controversial discussion about splenda as it seems people are dead set on whatever argument and position they have...

Dude I'm not trying to be a dick but your picture looks gay as hell, change it.

[Illinibball4evr]

BS. There has been no definitive research showing that artificial sweeteners cause cancer in humans. Maybe if you're a rat and you eat 20x your weight in aspartame you'll get brain cancer. But otherwise, don't worry about it, artificial sweeteners are fine.

LESS TALKING, MORE READING

http://www.splendaexposed.com/

http://www.mercola.com/article/aspar...fety_study.htm


my fathers co-worker died from brain cancer after just 1-2 diet cokes a day for about 8 months.....

[vein5]

Bringindapain Quote:
so you smoke, get the munchies and to cure your munchies you start downing splenda?

Well splenda is soo much stronger than sugar that a little bit cures my sweet tooth

[JDOutlook]

I found this on wikipedia. It does sound more reasonable than those claims about splenda causing brain tumprs after 8 months of consumption

Sucralose has been accepted by several national and international food safety regulatory bodies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives, The European Union's Scientific Committee on Food, Health Protection Branch of Health and Welfare Canada and Food Standards Australia-New Zealand (FSANZ). The acceptable daily intake for sucralose is 9 mg/kg of body weight per day.[2] (Note that Splenda is mostly maltodextrin.)

"In determining the safety of sucralose, FDA reviewed data from more than 110 studies in humans and animals. Many of the studies were designed to identify possible toxic effects including carcinogenic, reproductive and neurological effects. No such effects were found, and FDA's approval is based on the finding that sucralose is safe for human consumption."[3]

[daviess]

splenda, and other artifical sweetners such as asparatame have been known to cause brain problems........ and no, i am not ****ting you. you would be better of eating regular sweetners.

splenda, no.

The calories in it is amazing too. its awesome.

it is one of the healthiest forms of sweetners.

aspartame is bad though.

[daviess]

LESS TALKING, MORE READING




my fathers co-worker died from brain cancer after just 1-2 diet cokes a day for about 8 months.....

Please dont lie

[Illinibball4evr]

Please dont lie

if you honestly think i made that up, there's really nothing i can do to prove it to you.

anyways, im not coming too your funeral, and I suggest you leave your ego at the door and at least attempt to reduce the level of your ignorance. God did not intend for you to eat man made garbage such as artifical sweetners.

[reefpicker]

Dude I'm not trying to be a dick but your picture looks gay as hell, change it.

What a smart comment. Thanks.

[daviess]

if you honestly think i made that up, there's really nothing i can do to prove it to you.

anyways, im not coming too your funeral, and I suggest you leave your ego at the door and at least attempt to reduce the level of your ignorance. God did not intend for you to eat man made garbage such as artifical sweetners.

if i died tomorrow it would be such a horrible thing. dont come. fine.

MEAN*

god did not 'intend me to' eat splenda..i love that.

[buffgrk]

why dont u try a natural sweetener? ie. honey

[youthman]

just to be clear...splenda has multiple chlorine molecules in each molecule of sucralose (not sucrose...thats table sugar). They are in place of hydroxyl groups that are normally attached to the carbon ring.

This way the eznymes that normally handle sugar molecules can't use the sucralose molecules as a substrate. The powder stuff does have nutritive sweetners in it remember. It contains maltoD and dextrose to bulk it up. I think there are like 24 grams of sugar per cup of splenda powder.

You can get pure sucralose instead of the splenda mix. I use splenda on occasion but generally opt for honey or agave syrup.

[US_Ranger]

It's hard NOT to use Splenda as it's in most supplements these days. My Body Octane, Purple Wraath and Protein all have it.

To make up for it, I don't add artificial sweeteners to anything so I only get the little bit that is in my supplements.

[ElderJefferson]

Your fears are unfounded

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...ight=aspartame

As far as someone dying of cancer because of it, that's nonsense. I'm terribly sorry for your loss, but doctors still don't know what causes cancer, only that certain lifestyles contribute to a higher rate.