I know I know--Splenda isn't allowed on SP but the aftertaste of Stevia makes me gag. My question is--there are so many links to Nutrasweet and nasty diseases--what's the skinny on my sweet sweet Splenda?
Kayte

I know that the Atkins diet says if you you have to use sweetner use splenda not aspartume but try to limit it!!
Hope this helps

I did some poking around on the website, came across a link Wanda posted about Splenda--and it is pretty freakin' scary-- seizures,mood disorder reactions,bad for liver,thymus, spleen--OY! bye bye splenda. But I sure am pouting about it--I thought I had found the perfect thing for blissful coffee drinking--I'm grounchily going to buy some more Stevia now.Are there any pre-made drinks made w/ Stevia to be found or am I stuck with unsweetened Kool-aid? Can you buy unsweetened Crystal Light?

I'm a long-time stevia user (+5 years), I can tell you that it took me a while to find the type of stevia preparation that I liked. I settled on NOW Foods Stevia Glycerite, which has none of the licorice taste that raw, liquid stevia does (as does the powdered stuff, in large doses).

If you haven't already rejected this form of stevia, give it a try.

Hello Kayte,
I've been using Splenda for a while now, and I love it...
It is the first time I have ever heard anything bad about it, here in this thread. Never heard about it giving you seizures or any medical problems, uhm!
I will still continue to use it I guess, I haven't found anything else in the market I like, like I do Splenda.
Oh well,

See ya later,

Raquel

just though I would reply on this so it would go back to the first page so others can read it, as there is a few worries about splenda!

Well, thank God I'm not a mouse or a rat!

Wasn't saccharine supposed to cause cancer at one time?

i use splenda whenever i can, but there are many places that don't carry it (restaurants, i mean) and i do carry packets of stevia w' fiber in my purse to use if there is no splenda...this way i kinda mix it up...i refuse to drink anything with sacarine or aspartamine in it...yuck!

finding any prepared drink with stevia has been a dead end for me, and splenda sweetener is only in a few beverages...i love the fruit2O...it has splenda, and so does diet rite.

Didn't see that mentioned on that link, but I am sure it is listed along with facial hair, horns and clubfoot

I posted a similar question yesterday. After reading the above link, I think I will be avoiding the Splenda

I want to get to a "decent" weight before DH and I try for a baby--my goal weight is too far off, can't wait that long.

Anyway, it listed miscarriage and low birthweight among the side effects.

I guess it is GOODBY SPLENDA!!

I gave up aspartame because I read a study that it can cause toxicity levels to rise in the brains of infants. Uh, yeah, that sounds scary....

Guess it's back to the old stevia bottle....

glad you found this and read the link I put a reply in it yesterday so it would bring ikt back to page 1 so you could read it!!

Don't believe everything that's written and quotes a study. Looks to me like to good dr. picks and chooses what to print. The research is OLD --look at the dates on the articles. I believe if lab animals were fed 10 times the amount of either let's say salt or aspirin or even water -- they would have adverse reactions. Those "dangerous" chemicals he finds are also in our air, our water - do we really want to live in a plastic bubble?

Come on Spanky let's be reasonable. There is nothing wrong with Splenda & I refuse to give it up.

i ate ice pops with splenda in it and i would start itching really badly. when i stoppped eating those ice pops the itiching stopped, so i'm never eating splenda again.

This article straight from the FDA may help clear up some things. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_sugar.html. Now, the FDA isn't the be all and end all but it is certainly more credible than what some guy claiming to be a doctor writes on the internet.


From the article:
Saccharin:
"In the late 1970s FDA and NCI conducted a population-based study of saccharin's role in causing bladder cancer in humans and found that "in general," people who used the sweetener had no greater risk of bladder cancer than the population at large. However, the study found "suggestive evidence" that heavy saccharin users--defined as those using six or more servings of the sweetener a day--may have an increased risk. Laumbach says that for consumers who use saccharin, the key to a lower risk may be moderation, as is the case with many foods that can cause problems when eaten in excess. Other health groups, including the American Medical Association, the American Cancer Society, and the American Dietetic Association, agree that saccharin use is acceptable."

Aspartame:
"While questions about saccharin may persist, the safety of another artificial sweetener, aspartame, is clear cut, say FDA officials. FDA calls aspartame, sold under trade names such as NutraSweet and Equal, one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved. The agency says the more than 100 toxicological and clinical studies it has reviewed confirm that aspartame is safe for the general population."

Sucralose:
"Also known by its trade name, Splenda, sucralose is 600 times sweeter than sugar. After reviewing more than 110 animal and human safety studies conducted over 20 years, FDA approved it in 1998 as a tabletop sweetener and for use in products such as baked goods, nonalcoholic beverages, chewing gum, frozen dairy desserts, fruit juices, and gelatins. Earlier this year, FDA amended its regulation to allow sucralose as a general-purpose sweetener for all foods."