Aspartame Side Effects

Splenda is not  a good choice either---

The Chlorine In Splenda

Chlorine is commonly found in nature, but almost always in combination with other building block elements. Chlorine's structure makes it very reactive and because it is so reactive, it is very useful to chemists, engineers and others involved in making things humans use every day.

The inventors of Splenda admit around fifteen percent (15%) of sucralose is absorbed by the body, but they cannot guarantee us (out of this fifteen percent) what amount of chlorine stays in the body and what percent flushes out.

So, do you feel lucky today as you sprinkle that yellow packet of powder in your tea?  You will be alarmed once you realize how chlorine, this common chemical we’ve trusted as a “purifier", is actually affecting our health in more ways than you know.  Hopefully, this chapter will make you hesitate before you let your toddler take another sip of your diet cola.

SPLENDA® Is It Safe or Not?

After twenty years of NutraSweet® (aspartame) dominating the sweetener market, people are realizing for themselves that aspartame really is a foul food chemical tragically harmful to their health. Now, people think Johnson & Johnson’s Splenda, made from sucralose, has come to the rescue as the newest chemical sugar replacement “made from real sugar." People don’t want to hear that it may be just as dangerous as aspartame, and this white knight of sweeteners is no better improvement. 

New chemical sweeteners (like Splenda) and the sweetener blends (aspartame, sucralose and acesulfame K blended together in one product) may be causing users to show signs of weight gain, disruption of sleep patterns, sexual dysfunction, increases in cancer, MS, Lupus, diabetes, and a list of epidemic degenerative diseases. The corporations continue to stand tough in their denial of any connection to chemical sweetener additives.
No, it doesn't contain aspartame, but it's just as dangerous to consume. It is a poisonous chlorocarbon. (basically chlorinated sugar) And our trusty friends at the FDA approved this carcinogen to be put out on the market. Trust me, in the near future, we can expect to hear horror stories about Splenda.

They are advertising this product as a safe alternative to aspartame, but don't be fooled. It is not safe by any means. It has many of the same harmful side effects. As a rule, I stay away from all synthetic sweeteners because they can cause all sorts of chronic health problems - including cancer!

Splenda Side Effects - Is Splenda Safe?

The primary reason why Splenda is an effective dietary aid is that the salt in sucralose is chlorinated, meaning the human body doesn’t recognize it as a carbohydrate and thus passes it with little to no absorption. Or so the manufacturer claims. In fact the Food and Drug Administration and the Japanese Food Sanitation Council have reported findings of up to 40% absorption. Further, this absorption appears to concentrate in the liver, kidneys, and digestive tract - a likely reason why one side effect of Splenda includes enlarged liver and kidneys. What sucralose or Splenda is absorbed is digested into small chlorocarbons within the human body - chemicals which also have not been sufficiently tested in humans.
So-----------  which is the better of two evils?

I have been going with stevia and the pink stuff....... sween'n low.
 

 

 

Than you Kandy for this article. Where did you find it?

I did a search on Google and it came up. I never realized this could be my problem and I was steady taking high powered anxiety meds and still had the problem. I stopped the aspartame and have taken no meds and had no anxiety attacks. It makes me wonder with everyone that has anxiety problems after WLS if is it just due to the sugar free things we start consuming with the aspartame in it.

Kandy, 
  Do you mind me asking how much aspartame you would use a day? Just wondering if 1-2 packets a day would cause this or if just in higher amounts.
I'm glad you figured out what is causing your panic attacks etc. I have heard this for years how bad aspartame is for you, but still continue to use a little of it myself. Must be self destructive, LOL.

Thanks for any input,
Take care,
Carolyn

Just one package of crystal light or 1-2 packs of sweetener had enough to make the anxiety feeling come on.

thanks for that post. i did a research paper on this 25 years ago but there is more info available now on it from what you have posted.  my mother is hooked on diet drinks, etc.  i mentioned this to her years back and she didnt really think it was relevant but i am going to print this and show to her again.  she has many of the symptoms listed and "mystery" sleep disorder, fatigue, etc that her drs. have never really diagnosed but attempt to treat.