Artificial Sweeteners
@gnatsmom (2511)
February 10, 2022 9:32pm CST
For so long, those of us who can't use sugar, were told that splenda was the safest of artificial sweeteners. Before that it was equal and sweet n low was dangerous. Then equal became dangerous. Now we are told that splenda is dangerous and we should use stevia or monkfruit (which are not artificial, but natural sugar substitutes). Honey is suggested, but others say honey aggravates lime disease and auto immune.
Lessons from that last couple of years have taught us that doctors and scientists, either, don't know what they are talking about or they only follow the studies put out by the ones paying them off. How do you know what report to trust?
Currently, I am learning to cook with Stevia. It dries out the food. It is good in my coffee and cereal. But what if we are being lied to again?
I am thinking maybe I should just learn how to survive on water and air.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
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11 Feb 22
@Kandae11 - I have read an interesting article that explained that Stevia uses on a regular basis sweeten may harm kidneys, reproductive system, and cardiovascular system. It can also give less important side effects, like bloating and gastrointestinal problems.
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@gnatsmom (2511)
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11 Feb 22
I am not crazy about sweets, but every now and then I use sweetener in coffee. Tea is always unsweet. When I have people over, I like to cook desserts, and I am trying to learn to cook them in the healthiest ways. Sweeteners other than sugar does change the texture.
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@askme123 (6150)
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18 Feb 22
I agree with you.
However it has been tested and proven that artificial sweeteners like spendid etc are cancerous.
Why not use just a little of the regular sugar to sweeten your tea.
Prevention is better than cure as the old saying goes.
Or better to be safe than sorry.
Everything manmade seem to be cancerous of late. What are we do?
@gnatsmom (2511)
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21 Feb 22
I agree, completely, about prevention being better than cure. That is why I refuse to take all the pills prescribed for my diabetes. They cause so many other problems after long term use. I would rather do without many foods and try to control my stress levels to control diabetes. I don't want all the health problems caused by Big Pharma meds.
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