Posted on 10/02/2023 10:54:34 AM PDT by Red Badger
I tell you, there's no7:33 AM · Sep 21, 2023 · 42.1K justice in this world. When you see this:
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Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee · Follow Sucralose found to cause "significant health effects" affecting DNA in new study 😳
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...and this:
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New study suggests aspartame may cause "memory and learning deficits" in consumers' children
New study suggests aspartame may cause "memory and learning deficits" in consumers' children Well dang. A new study from the Florida State College of Medicine suggests that consumption of aspartame - even at levels considered "safe" by the FDA - could be linked to problems with memory and...
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...you might be asking yourself: "Gee, is there any sugar substitute safe from dangerous health effects?"
I am sorry to report that, no, it does not look that way:
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CBS News Miami @CBSMiami · Follow A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products — has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to a study.
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A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products — has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to a study.
My ironclad, non-negotiable policy on sodas from this day onward:
Erythritol is a naturally occurring organic sweet chemical compound; it is markedly less sweet than sugar, and scientists have claimed it offers no ill health effects relative to normal sucrose. It is synthesized at industrial scale for use in food additives.
According to one food scientist, Dr. Stanley Hazen, it has become "the sweetheart of the food industry, an extremely popular additive to keto and other low-carb products and foods marketed to people with diabetes." It's in a lot of stuff, in other words.
The study found that participants already at high risk of heart disease were "twice as likely to experience a heart attack or stroke if they had the highest levels of erythritol in their blood." The substance "appeared to be causing blood platelets to clot more readily."
As Hazen put it on the newest revelations:
We never expected this. We weren't even looking for it.
What a surprise! Maybe cramming huge amounts of synthetic sweetener into countless consumer products wasn't the best idea? Maybe?
September of 2923?
I’ll wait.........................
Correlation does not imply Causation.
Perhaps the fact that the people who use Erithrytol tend to have existing health issues in the first place, is the reason for these findings.
Healthy people tend not to go on special diets, they go on special diets to help with an existing issue.
Everybody who has ever drank Dihydrogen Monoxide has died, or will die.
We need to ban Dihydrogen Monoxide!
I don’t know what the big deal is about REAL NATURAL SUGAR.
It’s only about 16 calories per teaspoon.
When I was a kid, back in the 60’s, there were ‘cyclamates’ that were used for sweetening. Diet drinks actually tasted good, with no aftertaste. Pre-sweetened Kool-Aid packets were 10 cents. ......................
Hubby is a diabetic.
I cook from scratch to avoid added sugars.
And we usually drink unsweetened teas or seltzers.
If do I need to use a sweetener when cooking, it’s usually pure honey.
I put honey in my, tea, too, on occasion.
Me too................
That's why I avoid it at all times....................
Maybe they should stop with feeding mice so much.
I just discovered Fanta Zero orange soda. Tastes better then Sunkist Orange Zero. Both contain aspartame. May explain my ah my ah hmm... I forgot.
Aspartame side effects
https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/your-health/living-well/what-you-need-to-know-about-aspartame-the-sugar-substitute
That means, for an average 150-pound individual, an acceptable amount of aspartame is approximately 3,400 milligrams per day,” said Dr. Sweeney, “which is equal to more than 17 cans of diet soda or 97 packets of tabletop sweetener.
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I do not drink 17 cans a day of anything!
Maybe 3 or 4 at most mixed with a glass or two of water and then cut back on the soda for a day or two.
Now if I stop drinking soda maybe I will feel a lot better and stop the late night visits to the bathroom...!
Pure stevia has no erythritol in it. It’s an herb. But thank you for the info.
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