I'm skeptical because it is a press release by a group that may have an agenda they are pursuing.
Who friggin cares? Fake sugar is fake sugar? It's not supposed to be good for you. It's another non food item that helps fatasses remain slightly less fatassed, or eat more?
I like it in my coffee.
I hope they don't find out later that it causes the same kind of problems as aspartame and Nutrasweet. I'll be bummed.
Nutrasweet is a neurotoxin and is probably the cause of my Peripheral Neurpathy....unfortunately none of the class action law suits seem to be sticking.
Splenda may or may not turn out to be a safe sugar substitute. time will tell.
Texas Consumer Association = trial lawyers brainwashing future members of juries.
-PJ
My wife is a psych major and had to do an experiment with rats in Rat-Lab. She tested the rats to see if they would choose Sugar (nutritional) vs Splenda (no nutritional value). The rats couldn't tell them apart. I think she should either publish her paper or sell it to Splenda. We like Splenda. We are both doing Atkins and it works!
I've been using Splenda since 2001 and have had no problems with it. Splenda is made from sugar, it tastes like sugar and does somewhat cook like sugar.
For me, it's worth it. I've managed to loose a great amount of weight, keep it off and am no longer a couch potato. I give some of the credit to this loss to using Splenda.
This group seems to have an agenda. Notice they do not give any evidence for supposed deceptive advertising of Splenda, just that it is deceptive. Their claim that linking Splenda to sugar falls flat when someone looks at how Splenda is made and from what (sucrose is sugar last time I took any organic bio or chem classes).
I'll stick to my bright yellow bags for daily sweeting needs, thank you very much!!!
I use it because it TASTES better than the other artificial sweeteners, and I don't want the calories and carbs of sugar.
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I don't know. After getting splitting headaches from Aspartame, I've been afraid to try any artificial sugars. I'm learning to love the taste of foods and drinks without it--or splurge once in awhile when chocolate cake becomes irresistable. (But only once in awhile!)
I've read that Splenda is one of the few sweeteners that doesn't cause an insulin spike like Nutrasweet does. For that reason it is hailed by the Atkins followers.
There has never been a sugar substitute that tastes like sugar to me. I am an early Type II diabetic but I will not use sugar substitutes. I work off my sugar with medicine and exercise.
BTW - here's a little tip. Cinnamon has no sugar. It's often combined with sugar to sweeten foods but there are also products that are cinnamon with a low or no amount of sugar. Read the labels but don't automatically dismiss cinnamon as something to avoid.
I am not diabetic, but I use Splenda to sweeten tea-- no tooth decay issues. As far as I'm concerned, I don't care how natural Splenda is said to be. Anyone who can't figure out that it is sugar that has been chemically altered needs to go back to school. Of course it's not natural! By the way-- I notice no aftertaste whatsoever, and I'm persnickety.
There's no mention that many consumers use Splenda, instead of sugar, when cooking -- something that cannot be done with Equal (aspartame). It's a good product. Diet Rite Cola, sweetened with Splenda, tastes better than most diet soft drinks that use aspartame.
I buy it not because it's "like sugar", but because I can cook with it. No other major sweetener can really handle scorching heat without breaking down.
I too an a diabetic. I use Splenda because Nutrasweet gives me an instant migraine.
There are many foods I cannot eat because they are sweetened only with aspartame at the present time, things like gelatins, puddings, and flavored yogurts.
Splenda is selling better than other artificial sweeteners because it tastes better. If Splenda is cutting into sugar sales, that's good for the overall health of the country.
The primary ingredient in splenda is dextrose. Dextrose is a sugar.
Sucralose is the ingredient that makes splenda really sweet. sucralose is a derivative of sucrose (table sugar), and is indigestible (no calories). Safe to say that about as unnatural as aspartame (nutrasweet), which is a far cry more natural than saccharine.
I totally agree - Splenda is NOT natural..I stay totally away from it. If you want a truly natural sugar substitute, try "Whey Low"...it's made from the natural sugars in dairy whey, does not raise glucose levels and REALLY tastes like sugar...it's fabulous. The website is: www.wheylow.com