**UPDATE**
Use Stevia instead (a natural herb sweetener).
Recently, I had a desire for sorbet so I went to the store to buy a small container just for me. I quickly noticed that the brand that I usually get came in a sugar free version. As usual I read the label and did not find anything out of the ordinary–but wait…Splenda? I’ve heard of it and seen it on the sugar aisle, but never used it personally. I thought about it for a little while and decided to go for it. Something inside was already telling me that this was a bad move.
After tasting a few scoops, I noticed the unpleasant aftertaste. Wanting to know more about spenda, I went to my computer and googled for it. The excerpt below is just one of the links I found interesting:
The Lethal Science Of Splenda – A`Poisonous Chlorocarbon from Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum by James Bowen, M.D.
The chemical sucralose, marketed as “Splenda”, has replaced aspartame as the #1 artificial sweetener in foods and beverages. Aspartame has been forced out by increasing public awareness that it is both a neurotoxin and an underlying cause of chronic illness worldwide. Dr. James Bowen, Researcher and biochemist, reports:
“Splenda/sucralose is simply chlorinated sugar; a chlorocarbon. Common chlorocarbons include carbon tetrachloride, trichlorethelene and methylene chloride, all deadly. Chlorine is nature’s Doberman attack dog, a highly excitable, ferocious atomic element employed as a biocide in bleach, disinfectants, insecticide, WWI poison gas and hydrochloric acid. (more…)
Here is some more information:
Why not use Splenda? Well, research in animals has shown that sucralose can cause many problems such as:
* Shrunken thymus glands (up to 40% shrinkage)
* Enlarged liver and kidneys
* Atrophy of lymph follicles in the spleen and thymus
* Increased cecal weight
* Reduced growth rate
* Decreased red blood cell count
* Hyperplasia of the pelvis
* Extension of the pregnancy period
* Aborted pregnancy
* Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights
* Diarrhea
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