Hey, i have searched the forums using the search option but i cant seem to find a simple answer to wether splenda is good or bad.

So what this thread is about is to find out if it is good or bad or if there is some other thing i should use instead...u know something that doesnt do anything to ur insulin levels and has almost no calories. Oh and doesnt leave a bad after taste.

Thanx :D

you obviously didnt search for "splenda".
did you accidently spell it "slpneda" when you tried to search?

its fine - use it.
end of discussion.

if you want more of a discussion, see this previous thread (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=17949&highlight=splenda)on the topic.

:o Ooops sorry, must have

I've been using it for over 3 years.. no problems.. I use 9-12 of those resturant size packages aday

I'm trying another now ..called Whey Sugar LOW GI.. it's pretty good also.. almost give Coffee a more creamy taste

It's ok but don't over use it, obviously. As far as I know, there haven't been many studies on it so you don't know if there might be some concern about long term usage or something like that.

I'd skip the Splenda and Nutrasweet.

There's a lot of 'iffy' research that was/wasn't done... and the FDA pushed it on through.

Look at Steevia, a natural 'sweetner', or just go back to controlled raw sugar intake...

I've been using it for over 3 years.. no problems.. I use 9-12 of those resturant size packages aday


For artificial chemicals like that, which are FDA approved and are being used for quite a while, the negative affect (if any) takes years to accumulate. 3 years is not long enough time to say anything about it, IMO.

Just posting after three years..no problems.. Not stating it is perfect, but then sugar isn't either :)
In fact 3 years is longer then most Studies that are done on most anything FDA regulated

Steevia YUK!!!.....Nothing like bitter sugar for your coffee :)

THe Whey sugar is the best tasting! www.wheylow.com

but as _OZ_ said limit sugar use is the best way!!!


PS
aaaaaa1 Splenda isn't artifical...it's derived from sugar just missing one of the molecules(sp? to early :)

Just posting after three years..no problems.. Not stating it is perfect, but then sugar isn't either :)
In fact 3 years is longer then most Studies that are done on most anything FDA regulated

Steevia YUK!!!.....Nothing like bitter sugar for your coffee :)

THe Whey sugar is the best tasting! www.wheylow.com

but as _OZ_ said limit sugar use is the best way!!!


PS
aaaaaa1 Splenda isn't artifical...it's derived from sugar just missing one of the molecules(sp? to early :)

From everything I've read, Splenda is basically harmless. I use it without worrying. But it is artificial. They do start with sugar, but it's a highly chemical, complicated process to turn it into Splenda.

Splenda IS artificial. Keep in mind that everything "artificial" is made from other ingredients that do occur in nature at some point in the chain.

Splenda is basically chlorinated sugar, which in theory keeps your body from absorbing it so it is basically just passed through, but as others already pointed out there was very little research done about this. A quick Google search on Splenda concerns will show you that. At the time of its approval the only real studies on it were designed to see if it caused tooth decay, and there was some circumstantial evidence that suggested that some folks did in fact absorb a portion of it into their bloodstream.

Stevia, a natural sweetener extracted from a plant (but which has repeatedly been denied FDA approval despite its use for decades in other countries, thus forcing it to be sold as a "nutritional supplement"), is great for use in sweetening beverages, but in other respects does not behave like sugar so it is not able to directly replace it in baking and other uses like Splenda can.

I think OZ had the right idea, just limit your sugar intake and try to minimize the presence of artificial sweeteners in your diet. The only things I eat that have Splenda in them are my protein powders. Everything else is all-natural. If I want something sweet I have some fruit.