Sweetener 'linked' to leukemias

BBC ^ | 07.14.05

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

WEll I've consumed well over my share of the stuff in my 30 year love affair with diet coke.........I'm still here

[RichInOC]

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

Don't touch that dial
Don't try to smile
Just take this pill
It's in your file

Don't work hard
Don't play hard
Don't plan for the graveyard
Remember -

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

Don't work by night
Don't play by day
You'll feel all right
But you will pay

No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine
Remember -

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer...

--Joe Jackson, "Cancer"

[snuffy smiff]

All I know is it only takes me drinking one can with this stuff in it and I get quite a headache within a few minutes afterwards...

Y'all do you know it's made with wood alcohol, right?

[SandRat]

How many times are the Food NAZI's gonna come up with this artificial sweetener crap? Appertain, Saccharine, etc. sheesh!

[backslacker]

I always take a natural substance (sugar, in this case) over an artificial one.

Substitute sugar, aspartame, sweet&low, nutrasweet, for honey and fruits. You will notice an increase in your energy and in your health.

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectations shall not be cut off. --Proverbs 24:13-14

Benefits of Honey:

• When a Russian professor associated with The Longevity Institute studied centenarians of Russia's famed Caucasus mountains, he found they had one thing in common. They were mostly beekeepers, and their principle foods were products of the hive. They kept the raw honey and sold the processed honey to the general public. Some lived to be 150 years of age.
• Raw honey is the perfect food, and a source of rapidly supplied energy. It requires no intermediate steps for proper digestion.
• White sugar is a killer. Americans consume 150 pounds-plus of it each year.
• Many of man's sugar substitutes are highly dangerous. The disclaimer on the "Sweet 'N Low" package reads, "Use of this product may be hazardous to your health. This product contains saccharin which has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals."
• Raw honey is a living food containing a host of powerful nutrients. It has twice the sweetening power of sugar.
• Raw honey is powerful deterrent to gastric ulcers.
• Raw honey promotes the rapid healing of wounds.
• Research claims that raw honey even protects against tooth decay and gum disease.
• Raw honey may prevent certain cancers from recurring.
• Raw honey is anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and an antioxidant.
• In 1994, Australia approved honey as a medicine.
• Raw honey increases calcium absorption; can increase hemoglobin count, and treats and prevents anemia caused by nutritional factors, etc., etc.

  Sources:
  
  Honey and the Finger of God
  Raw Honey...Get in Line
  Locusts and Wild Honey
  
  http://www.GodSaidManSaid.com/

[Finalapproach29er]

What do I put the honey on to eat it?

White bread is a no-no, I presume.

[Finalapproach29er]

Is store-bought honey no good?

[little jeremiah]

Why, just put it on a spoon!

How about buttered toast with honey? Then sprinkle cinnamon on it. Yum. Now I'm hungry.

[backslacker]

What do I put the honey on to eat it?
White bread is a no-no, I presume.

I use store-bought (Costco) honey in my homemade cappucino every morning. I used to use a chocolate cocoa powder.

For some people, it can take some time to get used to the flavor of honey. So, start off with small amounts, like in coffee. But, also use small amounts in your cooking, to add flavor and sweetening.

[backslacker]

Is store-bought honey no good?

From The World's Healthiest Foods:

Honey is sold in individual containers or in bulk. It is usually pasteurized, although oftentimes at farmer’s markets you can find raw honey. Raw honey that has not been pasteurized, clarified, or filtered - provided it is of the highest organic quality - is your best choice. Look for honey that states “100% pure.” While regular honey is translucent, creamy honey is usually opaque and is made by adding finely crystallized honey back into liquid honey. Specialty honeys, made from the nectar of different flowers, such as thyme and lavender, are also available. Remember that the darker the color, the deeper the flavor.

http://www.worldshealthiestfoods.com