| Is Splenda
(Sucralose) As Splendid as the Manufacturer Wants You To Believe? © By Lena Sanchez |
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I have been saying for quite some time now that Splenda is going to be the next artificial sweetener with disastrous deaths and/or illnesses showing up sometime down the road. So far we know that research in animals has shown that sucralose (Splenda) can cause many problems such as: Aborted pregnancy Atrophy of lymph follicles in the spleen and thymus Decreased red blood cell count Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights Diarrhea Enlarged liver and kidneys Extension of the pregnancy period Hyperplasia of the pelvis Increased cecal thickening Reduced growth Shrunken (up to 40%) thymus glands If that's not enough: There was no human research done regarding Sucralose! According to the Medical Letter on Drugs & Therapeutics, "Its long-term safety is unknown." According to the Sucralose Toxicity Information Center http://www.holisticmed.com/splenda the "Manufacturer's '100's of studies' were clearly inadequate and do not demonstrate safety in long-term use, some even shows dangers." You bet they have not released that to the general public. According to Consumers Research Magazine "Some concern was raised about sucralose being a chlorinated molecule. Some chlorinated molecules serve as the basis for pesticides such as D.D.T., and accumulate in body fat. However, Johnson & Johnson emphasized that sucralose passes through the body unabsorbed." NOT! As shown above, a substantial amount of sucralose is absorbed in order to create those problems! The FDA says that sucralose is produced at an approximate purity of 98%. So what is that other 2%? The final sucralose product contains small amounts of potentially dangerous substances such as: Heavy Metals (e.g., Lead, Arsenic, Triphenilphosphine Oxide, Methanol, Chlorinated Disaccharides, Chlorinated Monosaccharide. I don't know about you but I don't need arsenic or other toxins in my body if I can help it!
Now a new artificial sweetener that is even more dangerous than Splenda
or Aspartame, called Neotame! Neotame was manufactured by Monsanto's
NutraSweet division and approved by the FDA based on Aspartame Formula,
which should have been denied but wasn't. This happened in 2002 before
Monsanto sold the NutraSweet division. Sadly, no studies were done on
Neotame prior to the FDA approving it. We know it has more 60 to 70
times sweeter than Aspartame, meaning many more chemicals than Aspartame
and even more neurological dangers!
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