Not busting your balls her Ed, but the title of the research article says "harmful effects on humans", and the first line of the study says "in the animals studied..." were any of the animals humans??
I know I noticed that as well, but most of us are more like animals than humans anyways. LOL
I don't think they are able to do a study on humans looking for health risks or health diminishing effects very easily. they open themselves up to a bunch of legal problems if they even admitted that they study on humans. that's were our community comes in LOL.
"the results make clear the potential for disturbing side effects from the ingestion of Splenda. It is like putting a pesticide in your body. And this is at levels of intake erroneously approved by the Food and Drug Administration. A person eating two slices of cake and drinking two cups of coffee containing Splenda would ingest enough sucralose to affect the P-glycoprotein, while consuming just seven little Splenda packages reduces good bacteria." Although the effect of consuming Splenda does not result from a one time use, the side effects do occur after accumulated use. Turner also noted unmistakable evidence that Splenda is absorbed by fat, contrary to the claims of Johnson & Johnson."
Is it going to kill you overtime? probably Not.
Is it beneficial to your health, diet, and the intestinal tract? Obviously Not.
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Kristofer S. Gravenstein. Use of Artificial Sweeteners Linked to 2-Fold Increase in Diabetes. ENDO 2009: The Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society: Abstract P2-478. Presented June 11, 2009.
In a cross-section study, results showed an inverse association between obesity and diabetes, on one side, and daily total caloric, carbohydrate, and fat intake, on the other side, when comparing artificial sweetener users and control subjects.
Artificial sweetners have been shown to activate sweet taste receptors in enteroendocrine cells, leading to the release of incretin, which is known to contribute to glucose absorption. Thus, people who use artificial sweeteners are heavier, more likely to have diabetes, and more likely to be insulin-resistant compared with nonusers.
Another sweetener option
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