Re: Sucralose. Was: sugar cravings

[Guest guest]

Hi Bing:

Of course those who can readily do without sweeteners will feel no

need to use them. Which is just fine.

Those who find that the use of something like sucralose makes it

easier to comply with the caloric requirements of a CR diet, can do

so safely according to all the SERIOUS sources I have been able to

find. Here is another source I consider worth paying attention to:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scf/out68_en.pdf

http://snipurl.com/6b66

If I understand the material correctly it says (after translation

into practical terms of the kind with which we are all familiar) that

it has been proven safe to consume sucralose - AFTER the application

of a safety factor of 100:1 - in amounts equivalent to about 2400

calories of table sugar per day for a 70 kg individual. Before

application of the safety factor that means no material adverse

effects were found at a level equivalent to 240,000 calories of sugar

per day.

That is safe enough for me ; ^ )))

Rodney.

> Here is the article I read:

>

> Sucralose Toxicity Information Center

> Address:

> http://www.holisticmed.com/splenda/ Changed:7:47 AM on Tuesday, May

11,

> 2004

>

> I disagree with some of what Mercola writes about nutrition and

> medicine. However, his argument is that there have been no long-term

> studies of sucralose, and that drugs like aspartane and thalidomide

may

> appear to be harmless at first, and that it takes time for problems

to

> appear. He claims that there have no independent studies. He claims

that

> splenda is like a cholorinated pesticide. I don't know enough about

> chemistry to know if that is true or false. He does cite a study in

New

> Scientist showing problems with sucralose.

>

> I agree that it is generally a good idea to use mainstream

> scientific studies, but what do you do when no independent long-term

> studies have been done? Often, the only money for scientific studies

> comes from drug companies or manufacturers.

>

> A similar situation exists with the Atkins Diet. A few short

term

> studies seem to show that it lowers cholesterol and blood pressure

and

> reduces weight, but many suspect that in the long run, people will

gain

> the weight back and be at risk for diabetes, heart attack, stroke,

> kidney disease, and cancer.

>

> I look forward to reading all the information which people will

post

> about sucralose.