Posted on 12/01/2009 12:16:43 PM PST by Patriot1259
More than ever, people are consuming large amounts of sugar as part of their daily diet according to the Mayo Clinic. But in excess, sugar can take its toll. Eating large amounts of sugar adds extra calories, which can cause weight gain. So many people opt for artificial sweeteners — also referred to as sugar substitutes or low-calorie sweeteners — as a way to enjoy their favorite foods without as many calories. According to eDocAmerica, Saccharin (Sweet 'N Low) was the first, and is perhaps the most controversial of the artificial sweeteners.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecypresstimes.com ...
Idiots forgot that cyclamate was the first artificial sweeter, what a putz.
They start messing with my sweetener and it’s war!
Be wary of artificial sweetners. When my daughter had a grand mal seizure, her neurologist said that she should avoid them because they can lower seizure thresholds. I also found out that they can trigger migraines and other headaches.
Since then, my family has avoided them. I figure it’s better just to limit real sugar.
You daughter’s experience sounds like what I’ve heard about Equal/Nutra Sweet. I gave it up when I got migraine headaches after drinking diet cokes.
I try to stay with Splenda — and there are some great alternatives with Stevia...
So, the author is not going to go out on a limb and claim on his own that Aspartame is an artificial sweetener?
Well, if eDocAmerica backs him up, I guess I have to believe him.
Some people I guess react badly, but I have used artificial sweeteners for years and years and never had any problems with headaches or anything else. Just don’t let the government decide if we can use them.
The pain was so intense and the only thing I did differently was drink Diet Coke ---- stopped immediately and have not had another migraine in 20 years .
I dare say, NO ONE in that group is none have never studied nutrition.
They merely jump on something that many people enjoy, fax out a flurry of "white papers" about "scientific studies proving......." and naturally the brain-dead MSM jump to quote them rather than investigating corruption at the highest levels, or Iran and their nukes, etc.
Junk Science is what they spout.
According to eDocAmerica, Acesulfame-K (Sweet One, Sunette, and Sweet 'n Safe).
Far worse than sweeteners, I would say the current Socialist US Congress has created a far more devastating toll on our lives, our freedom, and the future of the United States of America.
We use diet rite drinks, many flavors and sweetened with splenda. Aspartane in diet drinks is a killer.
I drank diet drinks for years and had bad headaches after thye first several years. Turns out it was the Aspartame. I guit Aspartame and the headaches went away. Now, if I drink just a couple of swallows of Aspartame drink, I get a severe headache within minutes.
“..according to the Mayo Clinic”
Can we get opinions from the Mustard and Ketchup clinics too? :)
I’ve moved to the philosophy that if you want low sugar, use half or eat half. If you want no sugar choose a food that naturally doesn’t have it. Same goes with fats.
I remember cyclamates. Used to drink the Diet-Rite sodas until they pulled them! No aftertaste.
I don't know. All I know is I like the real things. Real sugar, real butter, real whatever. Eating too much of any one thing can be bad, so proper balance is required.
Just limit the real sugar.
Couldn't pay me to consume any of that crap.
I remember cyclamates. Used to drink the Diet-Rite sodas until they pulled them! No aftertaste.
You can buy those in Canada, eh?
I quit using sugar altogether about 10 years ago. I don’t even miss it any more, even the taste of anything sweet makes me nauseous. Hubby uses a very limited amount of Splenda.
I’m all for personal choice and no government intervention!
Aparently Royal Crown was the first with Diet-Rite even before Coke with Tab!
http://www.snopes.com/business/names/tab.asp
Wow, phenylalanine is a hidden danger. It is if you suffer from PKU but for everyone else it's just another amino acid - an essential amino acid that is the most common amino acid found in protein. Yeah, it must be really dangerous. Your doctor says it's dangerous because it's isolated in aspartame and not in a chain. Well, considering your gut breaks down chains of amino acids into their individual form before being absorbed and cleared by the liver, you have to wonder where this "Dr" studied nutrition, if she studied it at all.
Guess they put those warning labels on most artificial sweetener packages for nuttin?
Real is better, don’t care what it is.
Just in case you didn’t she her qualifications. (I don’t know her from Adam)
http://www.sweetpoison.com/about-janet-hull.html
Does this sound like someone who has any clue what she's talking about? That's just plain nutty.
She probably means well but she is very misguided.
She has a Bachelors of Science in International Geography and Geology from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master’s of Environmental Science from Texas A&M, an OSHA SARA 120 HAZMAT certification, a license in nutrition from AHSU/NINE, and a Doctorate in Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health
Dr. Hull is certified in personal training, firefighting and emergency medical response, and is the single mother of three sons.
It's an online college.
I seem to remember you saying you worked for a pharmaceutical company?
No need to go any further, she just another internet wannabe. Don't eat any protein. It's dangerous.
No, I don't work in the pharmaceutical industry but I am very familiar with it in addition to being familiar with chemistry, nutrition and physiology.
You're right about Aspartane being truly bad for everyone yet one sees "Equal" everywhere!
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