Guest guest Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Splenda is molecularly altered sugar. It is not anything like aspartame which is pure chemicals. Roni --- bear339@... wrote: > Splenda is composed of something called sucralose > which is similiar to > aspartame ... they are all artificial sweeteners. > > > > In a message dated 7/24/07 12:16:40 AM, > bdowns45681@... writes: > > > > Crystal, I thought for sure I read splenda.. I was > talking about > > splenda, not aspartme... > > Bev > > > > > > > > Hi Bev, here is a link to an article on aspartme > that you can print > > out and > > > read on your own time. Let me know if you don't > get it. http://www > > > healthmasters. healthmas healthmas healthmast > healthma he > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 , You wrote: > > > Splenda is composed of something called sucralose which is similiar to > aspartame ... they are all artificial sweeteners. They are only similar in that they are both sweet and both artificial. Sucralose (Splenda) is sucrose (table sugar) with three chlorine atoms attached. The secret manufacturing process uses chlorine gas and phosgene. Aspartame (NutraSweet/Equal) is a molecule of phenylalanine and aspartic acid held together by a methyl group forming an ester of these two amino acids, a peptide. Sucralose is not digested and just passes through the system after triggering the sweet taste. Aspartame breaks down on digestion into the two amino acids. If cooked, it can form methanol and formaldehyde. However, these are at lower concentrations than you typically find in citrus fruit. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Gracia- Yeah, the Union Square farmers market is really neat ... and yes, unfortunately kind of expensive too. In a message dated 7/24/07 1:12:44 AM, circe@... writes: > > I loved the Union Square farmers market! still expensive though. beutiful > cheese that was $20 a lb. > gracia > > Man, I wish I could have a vegetable garden! The only thing I could think of > doing here in the city is growing them in pots and putting them out on our > fire escape ... unfortunately I would risk getting a hefty ticket. Oh, oh, > maybe > my building could start a veggie garden on the roof ... I bet it would be a > great hit lol. > > Still brainstorming, > :-) > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Yes, but my understanding is they are different. Bev > > Splenda is composed of something called sucralose which is similiar to > aspartame ... they are all artificial sweeteners. > > > > In a message dated 7/24/07 12:16:40 AM, bdowns45681@... writes: > > > > Crystal, I thought for sure I read splenda.. I was talking about > > splenda, not aspartme... > > Bev > > > > > > > > Hi Bev, here is a link to an article on aspartme that you can print > > out and > > > read on your own time. Let me know if you don't get it. http://www > > > healthmasters. healthmas healthmas healthmast healthma he > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Do you have a problem with splenda? I don't use it very much at all.. I use to use it at least once a day in a drink like tea or somthing.. I do buy ice cream with splenda once in a great while.. I'd buy it more if I could find it, maybe. I'm getting ready to make a blackberry pie in the morning with splenda. Bev > > > > Crystal, I thought for sure I read splenda.. I was talking about > > splenda, not aspartme... > > Bev > > > > > > > > > > Hi Bev, here is a link to an article on aspartme that you can print > > out and > > > read on your own time. Let me know if you don't get it. http://www > > > healthmasters.com/stuff/ASPARTAME--BODY%20OF%20REPORT.pdf > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I don't use splenda anymore. I have learned that if God didn't make it, it probably aint good for ya. Like I said, my mom ended up with a brain tumor after years of artificial sweetner use. Did you ever read the article I sent? Pretty crazy stuff huh? Crystal > > > > > > Crystal, I thought for sure I read splenda.. I was talking about > > > splenda, not aspartme... > > > Bev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Bev, here is a link to an article on aspartme that you can > print > > > out and > > > > read on your own time. Let me know if you don't get it. > http://www > > > > healthmasters.com/stuff/ASPARTAME--BODY%20OF%20REPORT.pdf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 That sure wouldn't work for me,, I only wish.. Bev > > > > Do you eat sugar.. I would never be able to eat sugar... that's what > > makes me gain weight.. I would be over 200 lbs. no way... > > > > > > > I don't use splenda anymore. I have learned that if God didn't > > make > > > it, it probably aint good for ya. Like I said, my mom ended up > > with a > > > brain tumor after years of artificial sweetner use. Did you ever > > read > > > the article I sent? Pretty crazy stuff huh? > > > > > Crystal > > > > > > > > >> > Do you have a problem with splenda? I don't use it very much > > at > > > > all.. I use to use it at least once a day in a drink like tea or > > > > somthing.. I do buy ice cream with splenda once in a great > > while.. > > > > I'd buy it more if I could find it, maybe. I'm getting ready to > > make > > > > a blackberry pie in the morning with splenda. > > > > Bev > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Bev, You could try stevia or even agave nectar (Dr. Oz from Oprah says this is so much better than sugar for people who can't deal with sugar) Blessings! Stevia (also called sweetleaf, sweet leaf or sugarleaf) is a genus of about 150 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to subtropical and tropical South America and Central America. As a sweetener, stevia's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar, although some of its extracts may have a bitter or liquorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations. With its extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has garnered attention with the rise in demand for low-carbohydrate, low-sugar food alternatives. Stevia also has shown promise in medical research for treating such conditions as obesity[1] and high blood pressure.[2][3] Stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, even enhancing glucose tolerance,[4] therefore it is attractive as a natural sweetener to diabetics and others on carbohydrate-controlled diets.[5] However, health and political controversies have limited stevia's availability in many countries; for example, the United States banned it in the early 1990s. Stevia is widely used as a sweetener in Japan, and it is now available in the US and Canada as a dietary supplement, although not as a food additive. Rebiana is the trade name for a stevia-derived sweetener being developed jointly by The Coca-Cola Company and Cargill with the intent of marketing in several countries and gaining regulatory approval in the US and EU Bev <bdowns45681@...> wrote: That sure wouldn't work for me,, I only wish.. Bev > > > > Do you eat sugar.. I would never be able to eat sugar... that's what > > makes me gain weight.. I would be over 200 lbs. no way... > > > > > > > I don't use splenda anymore. I have learned that if God didn't > > make > > > it, it probably aint good for ya. Like I said, my mom ended up > > with a > > > brain tumor after years of artificial sweetner use. Did you ever > > read > > > the article I sent? Pretty crazy stuff huh? > > > > > Crystal > > > > > > > > >> > Do you have a problem with splenda? I don't use it very much > > at > > > > all.. I use to use it at least once a day in a drink like tea or > > > > somthing.. I do buy ice cream with splenda once in a great > > while.. > > > > I'd buy it more if I could find it, maybe. I'm getting ready to > > make > > > > a blackberry pie in the morning with splenda. > > > > Bev > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Thanks for the thought, but they are both too expensive for me. Bev > > Bev, > You could try stevia or even agave nectar (Dr. Oz from Oprah says this is so much better than sugar for people who can't deal with sugar) Blessings! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 I agree! Jim. ### Pam Norman <pam_norman@...> wrote: This is appalling! We are SUCH a stupid barbaric society with so many priorities hopelessly screwed up. We have defnitely met the enemy & they are defnitely us. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 It's only a matter of time before we discover that splenda is bad too. We just can't do things like nature did. In other words, men can do it like women:) cw -- Splenda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucralose Roni --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Well, you shouldn't care about that, any more than you care about the carcinogens in celery. :-) Roni Crystal <sweetnwright@...> wrote: It's only a matter of time before we discover that splenda is bad too. We just can't do things like nature did. In other words, men can do it like women:) cw -- Splenda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucralose Roni --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 There continue to be attempted postings questioning the safety of Splenda. In our " links " section we have a link to a summary of the safety ratings of the various sweetners. Please read it rather than ask the same questions that have been addressed here before. Which leads me to wonder if anyone is reading my posts :-))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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