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Today I'm going to answer the question, is splenda good for diabetes.
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For years there has been a concentrated effort to provide sweetness without calories or carbs.
There are basically 2 categories of sugar substitutes, natural and artificial.
Today we are going to look at Splenda or sucralose.
Splenda says it is made from sugar.
One would automatically think that Splenda is a natural sugar substitute.
But one making that assumption would be very wrong.
Splenda is an artificial sweetener that starts from sugar, but is chemically changed making
it artificial.
If you were to research the safety aspects of Splenda or sucralose, you would find a
wide array of opinions.
Some that say Splenda is great and some saying it will kill you.
There are those that say Splenda will actually raise blood sugar.
Some have said that it causes cancer.
Others have espoused that long term use of Splenda could cause liver or kidney damage.
Let’s look at the science.
A 2009 study by Lee Grotz states that “The collective evidence supports the conclusion
that the ingredient, sucralose, is safe for use in food and that the sucralose-mixture
product, Granulated SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, is also safe for its intended use.”
Grotz looked at several studies on sucralose itself and supported all data that it was
safe.
This particular study was done to explore granulated Splenda to see if it was safe as
well.
Her findings were that Splenda in all forms was safe for intended use.”
Grotz also studied, 1n 2003, the effects of sucralose on the A1C levels of those with
Type 2 diabetes.
She concluded that even when given much more than the recommended amount of sucralose,
those patients saw no “effect on glucose homeostasis in individuals with type 2 diabetes.”
So Splenda does not raise you blood sugar.
A 2000 study by S.W.
Mann looked at claims that sucralose caused cancer.
His study of rats that were exposed to different levels of sucralose found that “Evaluation
of the data obtained from the two phases of this study showed that sucralose was not carcinogenic.
Sucralose did not adversely affect the survival or clinical condition of the rats, and there
were no toxicologically significant findings.”
Splenda does not cause cancer.
A 2000 study by McLean Baird concluded that, “Based on these studies and the extensive
animal safety database, there is no indication that adverse effects on human health would
occur from frequent or long-term exposure to sucralose at the maximum anticipated levels
of intake.”
Splenda does not cause liver or kidney damage.
So, is Splenda safe for those with diabetes?
My answer is yes.
I use sucralose exclusively as my sugar substitute.
After researching the subject, sucralose, in my opinion, is the safest artificial sweetener
on the market.
I hope this answered your question is splenda good or bad for diabetes.
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