Splenda or Sucralose are Dangerous and Poisons
The tabletop version, Splenda® contains other ingredients and bulking agents that have some carcinogenic potential and should not be confused with pure sucralose. But for this article we’ll deal with E7â„¢ the pure version of Sucralose.
Few human studies of safety have been published on sucralose. One small study of diabetic patients using the sweetener showed a statistically significant increase in glycosylated hemoglobin (Hba1C), which is a marker of long-term blood glucose levels and is used to assess glycemic control in diabetic patients. According to the FDA, “increases in glycosolation in hemoglobin imply lessening of control of diabetes.
Research in animals has shown that sucralose can cause many problems in rats, mice, and rabbits, such as:
* Shrunken thymus glands (up to 40% shrinkage)
* Enlarged liver and kidneys
* Atrophy of lymph follicles in the spleen and thymus
* Increased cecal weight
* Reduced growth rate
* Decreased red blood cell count
* Hyperplasia of the pelvis
* Extension of the pregnancy period
* Aborted pregnancy
* Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights
* Diarrhea
According to one source (Sucralose Toxicity Information Center), concerning the significant reduction in size of the thymus gland, “the manufacturer claimed that the sucralose was unpleasant for the rodents to eat in large doses and that starvation caused the shruken thymus glands.
Toxicologist Judith Bellin reviewed studies on rats starved under experimental conditions, and concluded that their growth rate could be reduced by as much as a third without the thymus losing a significant amount of weight (less than 7 percent). The changes were much more marked in rats fed on sucralose. While the animals’ growth rate was reduced by between 7 and 20 percent, their thymuses shrank by as much as 40 percent.
(New Scientist 23 Nov 1991, pg 13)”
Sucralose, a high-intensity sweetener, is made from sugar so it tastes like sugar. This is accomplished using a patented multi-step process that selectively replaces three hydrogen-oxygen groups on the sugar molecule with three chlorine atoms. The result is an exceptionally stable sweetener that keeps sugars’ taste without sugars’ calories and carbohydrates. After consumption it passes through the body without being metabolized or broken down. Sucralose is approximately six hundred times sweeter than sugar, and as a result, only small amounts are necessary in a product.
Sucralose underwent the FDA’s rigorous food additive approval process, and in 1998, the FDA approved sucralose for use in 15 food and beverage categories, the broadest initial approval ever given to a food additive. The FDA has never required any warning label or information statements on products containing sucralose.
Sucralose has been approved for use in more than 40 countries worldwide. Canada approved sucralose in 1991, Australia and Mexico in 1993. Regulatory agencies have also approved the use of sucralose in Brazil, China, Japan, in various Latin American, Asian, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern countries. In 1990, the safety of sucralose was confirmed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). JECFA is an international body of experts whose safety evaluation of food additives is relied upon by the regulatory agencies of many smaller countries.
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fjl on Tue, 29th Aug 2006 7:17 am
Good article. A friend recommended you. This is a great blog. My little son is also called Jake (on my blog!) x
Cat on Thu, 31st Aug 2006 4:54 pm
I always thought it was safer. I’ll definitely be looking into this. I use real sugar as much as possible (99.9% of the time) but there are times when I have used Splenda with others saying how helathy it is. Good to know…
Ken Savage on Tue, 5th Sep 2006 12:25 pm
I can’t believe how many products have Splenda in it. Even some of the flavored water contain sucralose.
'95 on Fri, 15th Sep 2006 8:39 am
my grandmother’s a splenda addict and seems within 6 months of use one of her eyes have been giving her problems, making things appeared warped and other issues that the eye doctor thinks her eye had a bleed. She’s been treated, laid off the splenda for a bit, went back on and her eye is acting up again. She’s wondering if there’s a link, I say there’s an obvious link. The eye doctor can’t figure out the cause.
Ken Savage on Mon, 18th Sep 2006 1:50 pm
Does she have a enourmous arm or have bulges coming out of her neck. Some of the side effects have prolonged consumption of Splenda.
'95 on Wed, 18th Oct 2006 9:39 am
no, nothing in that way, she has the big puffy old lady arms, but she’s had those since long before Splenda came out.
Izzy on Wed, 18th Oct 2006 7:13 pm
I wrote a post not too long ago slamming V8 for putting sucralose in it’s V8 Splash beverage without any notation of it anywhere except in the very small list of ingredients. I’m glad to see other people acknowledging that Splenda is NOT the answer to our collective weight loss prayers.
My post is here if you want to read it: http://propsandpans.izzymom.com/?p=19
bluesboy on Wed, 18th Oct 2006 7:46 pm
Just when you think something is good for you,… BAM, a study like this comes out.
Ken Savage on Wed, 18th Oct 2006 11:03 pm
Have you tried some drinks with Splenda? I swear this like a powdery after taste and I can only imagine what I’m swallowing.
Jennifer on Sat, 23rd Dec 2006 10:44 pm
Whenever I have anything with sucralose in it, I get a bad taste in my mouth lasting aproximately 8 hours. I know this is not psychosomatic because it happens when I consume some by accident and unknowingly. It is a big red flag to get me reading the fine print on whatever I recently had. It’s how I found out sucralose is in Airborne. Anyway, I was wondering if this happens to anyone else.
Ken Savage on Fri, 23rd Mar 2007 4:08 pm
Looks like Splenda is coming out as really having serious side effects.
Karleen Smith on Sat, 28th Apr 2007 4:53 pm
I would like the citation of the research that is being referred to. All the research that I have found indicates no serious harmful side affects that are mentioned in this here with the exception of the atropy of the thymus and spleen nodes.
DiabeticPatient on Mon, 7th Jan 2008 11:12 pm
The rat studies showing bad effects are because they use ridiculous amounts of sucralose over small period of time to “mimic” the normal use of it for years (40-50 years)
Scientists are testing everything that way which I’m not sure it’s a good way of testing stuff as the human body adapts itself from everything thrown at it… If you feed someone with 2 pounds of sugar a day for 3 years in a row, that person will get sick and get a lot of problems but, feed the same person with the same amount of sugar, 3 pounds, over 20 years, not the same results… If it’s true that scientists are testing their stuff that way, we’re in a lot of troubles IMO….
I suffer from diabetes and for me, splenda in small pouches is the way to go for my cofee and I won’t die because of it! I would if I used sugar!
Bottom line!
Charity on Tue, 15th Jan 2008 6:46 pm
Splenda has helped me lose weight. It may not be proven safe or harmful yet, but being over weight has been prove to be dangerous to a person’s health. Could it be worth the trade off? And if you are one a a small minority who experience an offensive after taste (never had any such thing personally) and it is lasting as long as 8 hours, according to some - brush your teeth. It helps promote oral health as well!
R Hass on Mon, 8th Sep 2008 8:50 pm
Does anyone know of someone having “tingling” and feelings of an “insect biting” them on arms, legs and abdomen? I have these symptons and just thought of stopping sucralose!
Mark Cleveland on Thu, 11th Sep 2008 5:57 pm
I’ve been selling a Candida Elimination Program that works and is inexpensive. Many people are getting well because of my showing them how to kill out yeast and fungus cheaply. Sucralose is a part of the cure. It’s strange that Canadians who have used sucralose, since 1991, aren’t complaining about having adverse reactions to it. They must not be having them.
Marcel on Thu, 4th Dec 2008 1:19 am
When this stuff started to get pushed on the American market, I immediately told my grandparents not to buy into it (even though I didn’t have facts to back it up). Knowing that the FDA approved Aspartame, which still is heavily on market, I knew it couldn’t be trusted. For all of you with Diabetes and other problems, the best solution is Agave syrup(comes from same plant as Tequila), Stevia, Honey or Maple Syrup. That’s 4 solid sweeteners that come from tree’s and plants and have absolutely no side effects. There is no excuse as to why you would choose any altered substances over these.