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Originally Posted by SUB-ZERO
From the manufacturers own study (Splenda):
"The results of the tests done by Splenda’s manufacturers, McNeil Nutritionals, are also quite worrisome. Their studies revealed that test rodents suffered from dangerous side effects such as shrunken thymus glands, and enlarged livers and kidneys … and there were only short term studies. No long term studies were performed before Splenda was approved by the FDA. One could say that the long-term study is being conducted in households and supermarkets across America, with consumers as the test rodents."
Source: http://www.steviacafe.net/dangers-of-splenda
Also, I heard that Splenda shrinks your Penis...
-SZ |
Not sure of steviacafe would be a reputable source. The safety of sucralose is pretty well documented and has been approved for use as a food additive all over the world - even in countries that practice the precautionary principle like France.
There have been studies funded by the sugar industry and even the parent companies of competing brands that try to call into question sucralose's (Splenda) safety, but those probably should be taken with a grain of salt too.
It's been approved since 1998, and since then over 100 studies have come out and pretty much affirmed that in normal amounts its fine.