What's New in Nutrition?Splenda a.k.a. Sucralose � Is it really a diabetic's best friend?Often I am asked about the safety of Sucralose. Sucrlose, brand name Splenda™ is marketed as the "diabetics best friend," because it is "natural" (made from sugar) and 600 times sweeter than sugar, having no impact on blood sugar. That is the marketer's pitch. Now, here are the facts: Splenda™, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1988 as a tabletop sweetener and sweetener for an array of other products, is a chlorocarbon. Chlorocarbons are known to cause organ, genetic, and reproductive damage, which may explain why Splenda has been found to shrink the thymus gland�a foundation of the immune system�by 40 percent. In effect, eating Sucralose is like ingesting tiny amounts of chlorinated pesticides. According to recent research, Sucralose also causes:
Splenda™is approximately 600 times sweeter than sugar, but the sweetness is forced, not like a natural sugar the body uses for fuel. And although marketers say Splenda™ is safe, they have said the same thing about aspartame, which is now linked to disease and obesity. They also claim that the chlorine atoms in Splenda™ are altered and therefore safe, yet it's known that any animal that eats chlorine (especially on a regular basis) is at risk of cancer.
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