My thoughts on Sugar-Free is that it is worse for you than good old fashoined sugar. I didn't relaize that I cared until I figured out where my migranes and chronic headaches were coming from. I have to avoid all that "diet" stuff because its got the artificial sweetner in them. I thought spenda would be a better choice but I feel its just as bad as aspartame, or saccharin.

What about Truvia? I hear that is based on natural sugar. I tasted a sample. It is extremely sweet, smells sweet even. Has a vanilla smell/taste to it.

Truvia, kind of seems too good to be true. But I am interested in it, and I wouldn't mind testing it.

I don't have the sources readily available, but I read a few articles and was told by an M.D. Doctor that artificial sweeteners do not affect ALL people the same way. Some people are completely unaffected while others get side effects such as headaches and neurological dysfunctions. Aspartame is definately a CHEMICAL made to taste sweet like sugar. The same molecular structure that makes it taste sweet, is the same molecular structure that makes it potentially harmful to some people. The information is available online if you search enough.

Follow up Comment.... I should have added that aspartame is not synthesized by the body the same way natural sugar is synthesized. Actually, this is the potential reason it is can cause problems in some people. The Doctor told me that some people cycle the aspartame out of their bodies with no problems and some people retain the chemical and that is when it can interfere with other processes. Good luck with your research.

The problem with aspartame is that it is made with methanol and it breaks down into formaldehyde at 86F degrees. Some people show side effects, some don't. But don't be fool enough to believe that that means it is not bad for you. Read what it took for the FDA to legalize it. Doctors tend to believe in the FDA. Read about the 92 side effects of aspartame. Are you sure you don't have any. Diet drinks are more fattening than sugar drinks.

I don't want anything artificial going in my body anymore. I mentioned Agave Nectar is a natural sweetner that actually tastes good and is from the cactus plant.
Instead of Kool-Aid consider Flavored dec. teas. They even have organic. Sweeten with Agave and serve cold over ice. Yummy.

As CaTioN has said, different people handle artificial sweeteners (and just about anything else!) differently. Some have no problems, others feel better if they exclude certain items from their diets. Be careful with your internet research...you can find "expert" sites that will support (any side of) any point. One well-researched place to go if you want to find out if something you've read, heard, or gotten in email is so is snopes.com. Here's their take (with links) on aspartame:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

Research is still going on with Truvia...and if anybody else is old like me, you might remember the cyclamate scare. It's hard -- sugar or high-fructose corn sweetener or aspartame or [fill in the blank] becomes demonized. My personal take? Everything in moderation, monitor yourself for how your own personal body chemistry handles what you take in, and make sure your sources of research are reputable.

Good luck with your research and your health goals!!

Well, ya know I would imagine the makers of Nutrasweet and all the companys who market there product would have the money to come back with rebuttals. Imagine how much money would be lost if all of them had to remove there products off the shelves. Look at "expert witnesses that are paid big bucks to come to court" to try to convince the jury all in the name of $$$$$.
I know too many people that consumed foods with this product. And, the majority of the foods were garbage to begin with. Natural foods shouldn't need an artifical sweetener. JMHO

Buzz, I really like that website. I read the article and wow I need my mom to read it. She is a Splenda-holic and doesn't understand why she keeps gaining weight and its all settling in her belly. She will be 80 this Jan.

I noticed the author didn't have Agave Nectar on the good list but mentioned raw sugar. Thanks for the info. I will do somemore research on this. Funny thing is since I changed how I eat I seldom require sweetners. Though I am concerned for my husband. He likes to put sweetners in his tea.

BW

THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR REPLIES..HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK.MANY HUGS XOXO

This is from Splenda's website. Personally, I prefer to leave the bleach in the laundry.

How is SPLENDA Brand Sweetener made?

SPLENDA is the brand name for the ingredient sucralose. It is made through a patented, multi-step process that starts with sugar and converts it to a no calorie, non-carbohydrate sweetener. The process selectively replaces three hydrogen-oxygen groups on the sugar molecule with three chlorine atoms. Chlorine is present naturally in many of the foods and beverages that we eat and drink every day ranging from lettuce, mushrooms and table salt. In the case of sucralose, its addition converts sucrose to sucralose, which is essentially inert. The result is an exceptionally stable sweetener that tastes like sugar, but without sugar's calories. After consumption, sucralose passes through the body without being broken down for energy, so it has no calories, and the body does not recognize it as a carbohydrate.


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