Is it good to use Splenda in drinks ?!
Is it good to use Splenda in drinks ?
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although splenda is low in calories and does not turn into fat as sugar does, it has been proven to cause cancer and other problems in lab animals. also know that it is much sweeter than sugar and has a very different taste. it is stable in water and most other general drinks.
I don't really like any of the 'fake' fats or sugars and have always avoided them. Used to get lectured all the time about using butter instead of margerine, and having the occasional regular soda instead of diet. Invariably the 'fake' stuff turns out to be bad for you.
Honestly, you are better off drinking water, or if you must, fruit juice in limited quantities. If you must sweeten, try stevia. It's plant matter, has been used as a sweetener for centuries and is much sweeter than sugar. You can get it at health food stores and (I think, but do your own research) that it's diabetic safe. It doesn't bake up like sugar tho, I still use sugar in all my baking - and real butter too.
I've noticed some of the others answering saying that Splenda causes cancer, etc. I invite them to cite a source - not a website, but a medical journal - that claims such a thing.
In my opinion, Splenda is one of the best alternatives for an artificial sweetener, and it's the one I use personally. Nothing I've seen, read or heard has caused me any concern, but if you're worried about things like this, there are a number of natural sugar substitutes, like sugar alcohols/polyols such as sorbitol, eurythritol, xylitol, etc. - all of them function to one degree or another as fine substitutes of sugar, and better still, have more of the physical properties thereof. While Splenda may be sweet, it's not a great substitute in baking, as far as I'm concerned (there are recipes that work well, and others that work less well - I prefer the real thing, or at least polyols).
But you're talking about drinking - in that case, I think Splenda is a great choice.
I like to use it in iced tea. I think it is the best sugar substitutes out there.
I don't see why not - but what's the point?
Splenda is expensive, and not sweet enough. Go ahead and use real sugar if you are going to have the calories from alcohol anyway!
Do not use Splenda or Aspartame. Splenda and Aspartame are not good for you. They damage your organs, can cause seizures, severe headaches, etc...Since your body doesn't know what to do with Splenda or Aspartame, the molecular structure ends up turning into something similar to DDT. :|
Do you know how Splenda is made? It's made by soaking granulated sugar in bleach molecules. Now how "healthy" is that? Do you want another suprise? Splenda is manufactured by Johnson and Johnson.
Aspartame was discovered by accident in a chemists lab. I am not sure of how Splenda was discovered, however they are both chemicals not found in nature. They are not food substances and never were supposed to be put in foods. Aspartame was discovered by accident when the guy's boss asked a young scientist to test this substance. The scientist thought the guy said "taste" this substance. They discovered it was sweet and went from there. Aspartame and Splenda have both been shown to cause brain cancer over time, or cause the brain to have other problems over time.
As for sodas in general, they destroy tooth enamel and promote tooth decay
If you want a delicious diet drink, just make them at home yourself with a juice extractor and blender. If you want to sweeten something, use juice from a freshly crushed apple or a little bit of honey.
You may be asking yourself why this stuff gets to market if it's bad for us. Simple, the FDA doesn't work for your or I, It works for the corporations with the big bucks (billions of dollars) I know it's sad, but it's true...
There are people in our government who are literally on the payroll of pharmaceutical companies.....disgusting. You can do a search right now for 60 minutes videos on cbsnews.com or google or youtube to find out more about this information. Please check out the link I mention below too