Originally Posted by das_peikko
Originally Posted by StevieC
Splenda is still somewhat sugar because it's a synthetic sugar but modified into an artificial sweetener. It is also a very unhealthy chemical like Aspartame just so you know. It has been linked to Cancer in high amounts in rats.
I've heard the Aspartame being linked to cancer, but not Splenda. I've had occasions in the past where Aspartame would give me bad headaches, so I stay away from that stuff.
I know Apartame is bad for me and I've read all there is on it which is why I don't consume it like water any longer and limit myself to the occasional beverage even though the EU seems to think it's safe being one of the most studied artificial sweeteners on the planet.
Here is what they say about Splenda -
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/artificial-sweeteners-fact-sheet
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Sucralose, marketed under the trade name Splenda®, was approved by the FDA as a sweetening agent for specific food types in 1998, followed by approval as a general-purpose sweetener in 1999. Sucralose has been studied extensively, and the FDA reviewed more than 110 safety studies in support of its approval of the use of sucralose as a general-purpose sweetener for food.
In 2016, the same laboratory that conducted the aspartame studies discussed above
reported an increased incidence of blood cell tumors in male mice fed high doses of sucralose.