Posted on 02/28/2023 11:11:11 AM PST by Red Badger
Thank you, I read the article and did not see the brand name.
“ They found it in blood levels of organic compounds used as sweeteners, specifically erythritol; a sweetener commonly used in low sugar, sugar-free, and no-carb foods.”
Not convinced to stop using it.
A little goes a long way…especially when your cravings become less for sugar anyway when you eat a low carb diet.
I use very little.
I’ll stick with natural cane sugar.
Just don’t use too much of it.
Moderation in all things.
and those with the highest level of it are likely overweight and diabetic both independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease
YMMV, as a type 2 myself, I can tell you that erythritol, sucralose (NOT splenda), and monk fruit all work for me and my sugars stay rock steady. Check sweetener ingredients. Many add either dextrose or maltodextrin. Both of these trigger insulin and play havoc with my sugars. My advice is get a CGM and use it. It will tell you what works.
P.S. Flavored nuts use maltodextrin to help the flavor adhere to the surface. Interesting way to make a low carb nut behave like a sugar cube.
Sure.
yep I go with Smokey Mountain liquid and Sweet and Low .. both saccharin
sugar alcohols = find a toilet
I like my carcinogenics sweet and low.
Fear porn.
When they use words like “can be” you know it is BS.
When they don’t tell you the amount they gave to volunteers, you know it is BS.
When they say that adding some straight to a sample of blood made the blood “sticky” so it “may” cause clotting in the body...well that is yellow journalism fear porn at it’s finest.
Tried Truvia and decided it was as wretched as aspartame. Agave sugar is a better choice, as is sparing usage of organic cane sugar. Fortunately I do not have much of a sweet tooth other than two teaspoons of Natural Bliss in my one big allotted cup of coffee every morning, and tiramisu once a week, if that often.
It’s not the “carbon nanoparticles” it’s the “sugar substitute”. Yeah OK.
That time travelling vaccine strikes again!
You post people died of the vax on a thread about suicides and drug overdoses now on a study about artificial sweeteners.
Do you have any shame at all?
Truvia is of the “stevia” variety. I’ve seen that listed as the sweetener used in those sugar-free Russell Stover candies.
Sounds like a bogus study.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTUWGr9RZ5o
Virtually everyone they looked at had serious health issues from SUGAR, which was why they were trying this substitute. Seems to be form the same people who tell us eating meat causes cancer.
I tried it once. Didn’t like it. Just didn’t taste right to me. But I doubt this study shows anything other than the bias of the people doing it.
All the cool kids I know use monk fruit
Asks the guy who pushes the poison clot shots.....
FOTFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you hadnt noticed, the government allows producers of alternative sweeteners to flat out lie on the package, especially the ones that say they are monk fruit on the front.
When you read the ingredients youll see that the “monk fruit” sweetener has very little monk fruit in it, its mostly a bag of some other chemical.
I prefer stevia but some of those companies that produce the powdered stevia sweetener are pulling the same thing so watch out.
You dont necessarily need to buy it. It grows here quite well in the US, theres a good size farm all the way up here. Ive gotten to the point that I just put the crumbled dry leaves right on things. The whole leaf does sweeten things but it also adds a hint of flavor reminiscent of black tea. Thats OK by me. Ive heard some people complain about “bitter “ but Ive only found any of that if its gotten heated.
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