“Perhaps there is no ‘free ticket’ to eating all the sugar-free products you want without paying a high price physically — even weight gain!”  Dr. Janet Starr Hull

How familiar are you with a substance called sucralose?

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.  (James 3:15; NAS)

I wrote a Daily Gram on December 4, 2007, called “Not So Splendid.” In that post I exposed some of the dangers of using sucralose, more commonly known as Splenda.  Splenda continues to be used more and more by food manufacturers.  It’s even used in energy bars and protein powders found in health food stores.  It’s found in inferior quality vitamin and mineral supplements along with many children’s medications.  Many people don’t realize that they’re actually eating Splenda. 

One has to peruse the ingredient label of a particular food product and look for the word Sucralose.  It won’t say Splenda in the ingredient list as that is the patented marketing name used for the artificial sweetener with the chemical name of sucralose.

Sucralose sounds similar to sucrose, which is common table sugar.  Is that by design, I wonder?  Although there are many deleterious effects to eating sugar, most nutritionally sound individuals would agree that sucrose isn’t as much of a poison as sucralose.   So, why am I revisiting this after writing an article just nine months ago?  I just received new research from a study done at Duke University published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.

“James Turner, chairman of the national consumer education group Citizens for Health, expressed shock and outrage after reading a new report from scientists at Duke University. ‘The report makes it clear that the artificial sweetener Splenda and its key component, sucralose, pose a threat to the people who consume the product. Hundreds of consumers have complained to us about side effects from using Splenda and this study, published this past week in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, confirms that the chemicals in the little yellow package should carry a big red warning label,’ said Turner.”

The article goes on to explain that Splenda reduces the amount of good bacteria in the intestines by 50%.  That is a startling fact.  All of us need ALL of the good bacteria in our intestines.   None of us need less!  There are huge ramifications from this.

The article also stated that Splenda increases the pH level in the intestines and contributes to increases in body weight.  Wait a minute….don’t people eat Splenda because they think they’re losing weight?  Duped again!

Lastly, Splenda affects the P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in the body in such a way that interferes with how the body reacts to specific medications.  Today’s link is from Citizens for Health.

If you’d like to know more about this evil, yellow packet, do a google search on “Splenda toxicity.”  You’ll find more perhaps than you wanted to know.

Prayer Power
Father, thank You for continuing to give us wisdom and understanding of how we can take care of our bodies and protect ourselves from harmful substances.
 
Link of the Day
FDA Should Review Approval of Splenda

Blessings on you as you educate yourself on the dangers of using Splenda.