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Splenda..sugar substitute......

Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2003/04/02, 02:26 AM What are your views on this? Any advice or actual knowledge of the side effects or etc would be greatly helpful since we have implemented this into our household. Thanks everyone! ---------------------------- Bettia.... When you feel like giving up, take it to the limit one more time!! You will SUCEED :-)
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2003/04/02, 08:14 AM Splenda is a great non-calorie sweetner. There are absolutely no reported side effects. We had a discussion on splenda and other sweetners in my nutrition class, and Splenda without a doubt is the best tasting and safest. Without getting to scientific, Splenda is actually made from sugar, but a certain bond is missing in the end production that allows for the 0 calorie content. I also use Splenda and I love it. I really like the sweet taste that it provides without a horrible after taste. I actually put splenda in a lot of my protein shakes, makes them taste much better. Hope that helps.
dpking44 Posts: 470 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/04/02, 08:25 AM We've had great success with splenda. We use it for baking. I haven't seen any side effects or heard of any long-term problems with it. Give it a try RB.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/04/02, 10:07 AM Splenda is by far the way to go...splenda is actually made from something you can pronounce....sugar -------------- The one goal you will NEVER achieve is the one you never attempt.
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2003/04/03, 12:55 AM I have already started using it on my wonderful grapefruit diet (thanks bb1fit) and it tastes great. I was mostly asking for my uncle who is 72 years old and he was a bad and I mean bad sugar fanantic, i had to get him to stop and had him try it, he loved it so no more sugar, only splenda. It was mentioned to RW and I that it had bad side effects and wasn't good for us, so I wanted to see what everyone else thought. Thanks guys for all your input! -------------- Bettia.... When you feel like giving up, take it to the limit one more time!! You will SUCEED :-)
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/04/03, 12:44 PM Splenda tastes great, but it plays havoc on my guts! ugh... -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"