RE: Splenda.... what do you all think?

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Steve - thanks for the info -- how do you suppose the makers of Splenda get away with their advertising??? "Splenda is made from sugar" or something like that? We just can't believe those commercials!

Thats exactly right. It's like when they say honey is natrual. Most things break down to sugar we havefound but that doesn't mean we can eliminate it entirely unless we are diabetics but we can control how much we can eat by being ise SBD'ers.

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, honey

My bottle of honey lists a few grams of sugar. I wonder why?

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, honey

My bottle of honey lists a few grams of sugar. I wonder why?

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September by munde Pilcher (A)

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I am very happy on SB, down 13 pounds in 8 weeks, and at least 2" off my waist... people notice something different (I also now have braces on my teeth at age 57!)

Good for you Steve. You are not alone with the braces - our friend is an orthodontist and he says now more than half of his patients are adults.

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I've been using Splenda because it seems the least artificial tasting of all the diet sweeteners. Malitol/Maltitol which is in the La Nuouba candy isn't bad, but I haven't seen that available as a sugar substitute.

I just looked at the creamsicles I bought yesterday and they are made with Phetalymine. So either the fat or the preservatives or sugar substititues may be our undoing. LOL

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September by munde Pilcher (A)

Fear of Frying by Jill Churchill (

The South Beach Diet Book By Arthur Agastson (B+)

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I've been using Splenda because it seems the least artificial tasting of all the diet sweeteners. Malitol/Maltitol which is in the La Nuouba candy isn't bad, but I haven't seen that available as a sugar substitute.

I just looked at the creamsicles I bought yesterday and they are made with Phetalymine. So either the fat or the preservatives or sugar substititues may be our undoing. LOL

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Just Finished:Prince of Lost Places by Kathy Hepinstall (A-)

The Other Boleyn Girl by a (

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September by munde Pilcher (A)

Fear of Frying by Jill Churchill (

The South Beach Diet Book By Arthur Agastson (B+)

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The links off of the article gives you a nice long list of products that have Splenda in it to make it easier for shopping. That part I liked. The rest of it is BS. If what he's saying is true, we shouldn't be drinking tap water since there's chlorine in it.

Splenda.... what do you all think?

http://mercola.com/2004/mar/31/splenda_reaction.htm

What do you think of this article?

Chris

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>If what he's saying is true, we shouldn't be drinking tap water

since there's chlorine in it.

Or you could

filter your water to remove chlorine, have a shower filter so you don’t bathe

in it, etc. That’s what we do. Chlorine is not good for you, that part is true.

How that translates to Splenda I have no clue.

[Guest guest]

At 11:26 AM 3/31/2004, you wrote:

>The links off of the article gives you a nice long list of products that

>have Splenda in it to make it easier for shopping. That part I liked. The

>rest of it is BS. If what he's saying is true, we shouldn't be drinking

>tap water since there's chlorine in it.

Good point!

I've been using Splenda because it seems the least artificial tasting of

all the diet sweeteners. Malitol/Maltitol which is in the La Nuouba candy

isn't bad, but I haven't seen that available as a sugar substitute.

Once I lose the weight I want to lose, I'm going back to unrefined

sugar. I don't use that much, just a spoonful in coffee or tea.

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[Guest guest]

I've read that article many times... that is one the reasons I don't

use artificial sweeteners (and please, everyone, SPLENDA is an

artificial sweetener, unlike sugar, honey, etc. that occur

naturally).

I am one of those who cannot tolerate aspartame (headaches and bouts

of depression), Splenda (chest pains and palpitations --- don't

laugh, it happens to many according to the article).

So I've learned to take my coffee black, my yogurt fat free and

plain, and so on. Every now and then I indulge in a bite or two of

something sweet (sugar, of course) and my cravings seem to be

satisfied (strange, since I grew up with my family of professional

pastry chefs!)

I am very happy on SB, down 13 pounds in 8 weeks, and at least 2 "

off my waist... people notice something different (I also now have

braces on my teeth at age 57!)

Life is good.....

Steve

[Guest guest]

Steve - thanks for the info -- how do you suppose the makers of Splenda get away

with their advertising??? " Splenda is made from sugar " or something like that?

We just can't believe those commercials!

[Guest guest]

The links off of the article gives you a nice long list of products that have Splenda in it to make it easier for shopping. That part I liked. The rest of it is BS. If what he's saying is true, we shouldn't be drinking tap water since there's chlorine in it.

Well, I don't drink tap water because there's chlorine in it! LOL...... I do believe that artificial sweeteners can have many negative health effects, and they certainly don't have nutritional value. Sugars like pure maple syrup, molasses, and rapadura still have some mineral and vitamin content.

Chris

[Guest guest]

can someone please post the link that you're talking about? i'm trying to

get all the pointers I can

Thanks!

Lorrie

>On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:43:42 -0500 Wieberdink

wrote.

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> The links off of the article gives you a nice long list of products that

>have Splenda in it to make it easier for shopping. That part I liked. The

>rest of it is BS. If what he's saying is true, we shouldn't be drinking

tap

>water since there's chlorine in it.

>Well, I don't drink tap water because there's chlorine in it! LOL...... I

>do believe that artificial sweeteners can have many negative health

effects,

>and they certainly don't have nutritional value. Sugars like pure maple

>syrup, molasses, and rapadura still have some mineral and vitamin content.

>

>Chris

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/31/2004 3:16:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, NRK18 writes:

> Good for you Steve. You are not alone with the braces - our friend is an

orthodontist and he says now more than half of

> his patients are adults.

My 47 year old brother in law just got his -- more power to ya Steve!

[Guest guest]

Further reading and research by all seems prudent on this issue. If

you have difficulties with artificial sweeteners, don't use them...

use them sparingly if you tolerate them.

Let's try to keep this issue balanced... some SB dieters have called

the reports " BS " ... I believe there is SOME truth to our concerns

and we must take our healt seriously. With what has been happening

in our business world lately (ie: greed, scandal, etc) I am becoming

more and more skeptical of what we are lead to believe.

Here is a website with some more insight (be sure to click on the

link for peoples' stories about their reactions... there are some

positive ones)

http://www.foodanddiet.com/NewFiles/splenda.html

Steve

[Guest guest]

Further reading and research by all seems prudent on this issue. If

you have difficulties with artificial sweeteners, don't use them...

use them sparingly if you tolerate them.

Let's try to keep this issue balanced... some SB dieters have called

the reports " BS " ... I believe there is SOME truth to our concerns

and we must take our healt seriously. With what has been happening

in our business world lately (ie: greed, scandal, etc) I am becoming

more and more skeptical of what we are lead to believe.

Here is a website with some more insight (be sure to click on the

link for peoples' stories about their reactions... there are some

positive ones)

http://www.foodanddiet.com/NewFiles/splenda.html

Steve