Splenda-rebutal
#204290 - 08/10/05 12:37 PM
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JLR
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Splenda is the newest artificial sweetener on the market, and it's misleadingly marketed as "natural" because it's engineered from real sugar. In fact, the deceptive "natural" label has resulted in nine consumer class-action suits in several states and three federal commission complaints, and is also being being disputed by the American Sugar Association, which is suing Splenda's manufacturer. Splenda is a laboratory engineered altered molecule of sugar that replaces three hydrogen-oxygen groups on the sugar molecule with three chlorine atoms. Yum! Splenda is not recognized by the body as a food substance, and it passes through the gut without being digested. I'd say this is about as far from a "real" food as you can get, and there is nothing remotely natural about it.
Simple, who cares? It's a big waste of time. Rhetoric to confuse the average person and push them into something else. The sugar industry is upset because it hurts their sales. Splenda is called a "left handed" sugar because of the modification.
As for chlorine, every molecule of table salt is 50% chlorine. So there, don't listen to ridiculous babble.
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the point is that artificial sweetners irritate the gi tract, so people with ibs, whose gi tracts are extra-sensitive, should avoid them.
aside from that, with this "babble" you're talking about, it's just good to know that "natural" doesn't always mean what it seems like. some people eat organic, and those things matter.
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jaime
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Okay, so I think the first paragraph in your email is a quote from Heather's IBS Newsletter. Right? The rest then is yours, but I'm not quite sure what your point is.
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is how it makes my gut feel. And I appreciate knowing how the GI tract will react to foods etc I eat.
If you want to hate the sugar industry's rhetoric then get pissed off about stevia not splenda and try to get a lessening in the use of HFCS!
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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You're missing the point. Splenda is an artificial sweetener, NOT the natural alternative that the marketing folks would have you believe. It irritates the GI tract. Period. And most of us are interested in knowing that kind of thing.
If you don't like the "ridiculous babble", unsubscribe from the newsletter.
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I am confused.......... What is wrong with stevia, I eat it everyday in my oatmeal and I feel fine, and I believe that it is natural and okay?
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#204348 - 08/10/05 05:03 PM
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It is being blocked by the sugar companies and the government and so that is something to get riled up about.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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they're blocking or the actual product distribution?
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Splenda isn't natural. It is mislabeled but for people on this board that is besides the point. I agree with others. What we geniunely care about is how it affects our physiology. 
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Have a blessed day!...Rachel
stable and sooooooo thankful!
I have IBS but it doesn't have me!
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I had no idea that stevia was safe.
what does it taste like? Is it worth trying?
can you bake with it?
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I'm from Houston as well. I actually live in Katy. Glad to see other Houstonians on the boards.
Oh, and I use Stevia as well and love it!!
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Dana
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Is Equal a safe sweetener substitue for sugar? My weight is going up and my self esteem down. Is Stevia ok to use for IBS A? Thanks for your smarts. I need them!!! Hugs to everyone.
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I live in Kingwood....I so love all of the trees here! We moved from Spring over the summer.
I have a speaking engagement tomorrow down in the Memorial area and will be stopping by either Whole Foods or Central Market to load up on my Stevia-Plus.
I wish they would put a Central Market or Whole Foods in the northern part of Houston. It would make my life soo much easier!
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Have a blessed day!...Rachel
stable and sooooooo thankful!
I have IBS but it doesn't have me!
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I have been using it for over a year now and it keeps me stable. I have terrible "C" without it but the fiber in the Stevia-Plus is what I thank God for every time I drink my coffee.
I don't know about baking with it...I have never tried. Stevia isn't cheap so baking with it isn't cost effective.
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I have IBS but it doesn't have me!
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NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! Equal is not safe as an artificial sweetner alternative. Honestly, IT HAS SENT ME INTO HIDEOUSLY EVIL SPASMODIC PAINFUL ATTACKS!!! It's aspertame/nutrasweet!
I'm pretty sure that "Equal" brand contains lactose too. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, just know that IT IS NOT IBS-safe.
Stevia, however, is generally safe to use.
Kate.
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the FDA won't let it be a sugar substitute.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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and I am growing some. Eating even a corner of a leaf is sickly sweet. It is potent stuff!
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"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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