Post by vindicated on Apr 11, 2008 12:24:39 GMT -5
Q: Is Splenda all-natural?
A: No. The final product contains absolutely no elements of natural sugar. Splenda is manufactured in a chemical plant, not in a sugar cane or sugar beet field. It is an artificial chemical sweetener devised by adding three chlorine atoms to a sugar molecule; it is a highly processed chemical. Splenda advertisements state that it is “made from sugar so it tastes like sugar,” but those are slick campaigns designed to confuse consumers.
Q: What is Splenda Made From?
A: Splenda is the brand name for sucralose. Sucralose is formed when the hydroxyl groups in a sugar molecule are replaced with chlorine molecules through a complex chemical reaction involving several highly toxic chemicals. This artificial chlorinated sweetener is manufactured in a chemical plant in Alabama; a bulking agent is introduced to create Splenda, the final product. The FDA has ruled that sucralose is not toxic in and of itself. However, sucralose is not a naturally occurring substance and is a highly processed artificial chemical sweetener that depends on chlorine to produce a sweet flavor.
Q: How does sucralose differ from sucrose?
A: Sucrose is the technical term for natural sugar, which is naturally extracted from sugar cane or sugar beets. Sucralose, on the other hand, is not derived from a completely natural, organic plant. The manufacturers of sucralose purposefully devised the name sucralose to sound similar to sucrose, which confuses consumers and therefore aids in marketing Splenda.
Q: Is the chlorine that occurs in Splenda different than the chlorine used in swimming pools?
A: It’s exactly the same. That chlorine chemical that’s used to disinfect swimming pools is the exact same type of chlorine that’s found in Splenda. We tell our children not to drink swimming pool water, but we unknowingly feed them products containing Splenda! Packaged foods containing Splenda should be clearly marked that they contain a chlorinated artificial sweetener.
Q: Is it safe to ingest a chlorinated food or beverage product?
A: No one knows 100 percent for sure whether it’s safe to consume Splenda, a chlorinated artificial sweetener. The FDA did review possible side effects from ingesting Splenda, including enlarged liver, enlarged kidneys, decreased white blood cell count, reduced growth rate for children, and lower fetal body weight. Although no long-term human studies have been conducted concerning Splenda’s safety, the FDA approved sucralose in 1998. Several health professionals have publicly expressed concern about possible health risks associated with ingesting sucralose. There are no studies that have detailed the risks of ingesting Splenda over the course of a lifetime.
Q: Who manufactures Splenda?
A: Tate & Lyle of Britain manufacture Splenda. And Johnson & Johnson distributes Splenda through its subsidiary business McNeil Nutritionals. Johnson & Johnson is a pharmaceutical giant. It makes one wonder if Johnson & Johnson will turn around and patent a drug that cures symptoms caused by ingesting Splenda over time!
Q: Has Splenda ever been tested on people?
A: Tate & Lyle, the manufacturers of Splenda, performed a few tests on laboratory animals, namely rats and rabbits, whose physiology varies greatly from that of humans. No long-term tests have been conducted on humans. Almost all Splenda tests were conducted by Tate & Lyle, which seriously calls scientific objectivity into question.
Q: Have any long-term studies been conducted to identify any potential side effects from ingesting Splenda over time?
A. No. Absolutely no long-term tests involving humans have been conducted to identify health risks. There’s no way to know if there are any long-term consequences from eating a chlorinated artificial sweetener; therefore, it’s impossible to ascertain whether it’s safe to eat Splenda over a prolonged period of time.
Q: How can the FDA approve Splenda if there are no studies of its effects on humans?
A: Simply because it can. The FDA acknowledges that Splenda is a chemical compound that contains chlorine. And that no long-term tests have been undertaken to study its effects on humans. And that numerous consumer groups have raised numerous concerns. So one has to wonder what ties the FDA has to the pharmaceutical industry in general, and to Johnson & Johnson in particular.
Q: Is Splenda as safe to eat as natural sugar?
A: Sugar has been safely enjoyed by humans for more than 2,000 years. But there have been zero long-term studies of Splenda involving humans, so it’s impossible to know whether Splenda is as safe as all-natural sugar.
Q: How long has Splenda been on the market?
A: Splenda has been available since 1998, when the FDA approved it. Johnson & Johnson has since invested about $40 million annually to convince consumers that Splenda is similar to sugar. There is nothing on Splenda’s packaging that states it contains chlorine or that it is an artificial sweetener. One marketing ethics reporter has called this “sleight of hand marketing.”
Q: Why isn’t chlorine named in a list of ingredients on Splenda labels?
A: For all packaged foods that contain Splenda, sucralose is listed as an ingredient. Splenda is just the brand name for sucralose. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener laced with chlorine that’s formed when hydroxyl groups are replaced by chlorine molecules. Although chlorine is not listed, sucralose is, which contains chlorine and is not all-natural sugar.
Q: Which packaged foods contain Splenda?
A: According to Johnson & Johnson, more than 3,500 processed foods contain Splenda.
Q: Does Splenda cost more than natural sugar?
A: Yes.
A: No. The final product contains absolutely no elements of natural sugar. Splenda is manufactured in a chemical plant, not in a sugar cane or sugar beet field. It is an artificial chemical sweetener devised by adding three chlorine atoms to a sugar molecule; it is a highly processed chemical. Splenda advertisements state that it is “made from sugar so it tastes like sugar,” but those are slick campaigns designed to confuse consumers.
Q: What is Splenda Made From?
A: Splenda is the brand name for sucralose. Sucralose is formed when the hydroxyl groups in a sugar molecule are replaced with chlorine molecules through a complex chemical reaction involving several highly toxic chemicals. This artificial chlorinated sweetener is manufactured in a chemical plant in Alabama; a bulking agent is introduced to create Splenda, the final product. The FDA has ruled that sucralose is not toxic in and of itself. However, sucralose is not a naturally occurring substance and is a highly processed artificial chemical sweetener that depends on chlorine to produce a sweet flavor.
Q: How does sucralose differ from sucrose?
A: Sucrose is the technical term for natural sugar, which is naturally extracted from sugar cane or sugar beets. Sucralose, on the other hand, is not derived from a completely natural, organic plant. The manufacturers of sucralose purposefully devised the name sucralose to sound similar to sucrose, which confuses consumers and therefore aids in marketing Splenda.
Q: Is the chlorine that occurs in Splenda different than the chlorine used in swimming pools?
A: It’s exactly the same. That chlorine chemical that’s used to disinfect swimming pools is the exact same type of chlorine that’s found in Splenda. We tell our children not to drink swimming pool water, but we unknowingly feed them products containing Splenda! Packaged foods containing Splenda should be clearly marked that they contain a chlorinated artificial sweetener.
Q: Is it safe to ingest a chlorinated food or beverage product?
A: No one knows 100 percent for sure whether it’s safe to consume Splenda, a chlorinated artificial sweetener. The FDA did review possible side effects from ingesting Splenda, including enlarged liver, enlarged kidneys, decreased white blood cell count, reduced growth rate for children, and lower fetal body weight. Although no long-term human studies have been conducted concerning Splenda’s safety, the FDA approved sucralose in 1998. Several health professionals have publicly expressed concern about possible health risks associated with ingesting sucralose. There are no studies that have detailed the risks of ingesting Splenda over the course of a lifetime.
Q: Who manufactures Splenda?
A: Tate & Lyle of Britain manufacture Splenda. And Johnson & Johnson distributes Splenda through its subsidiary business McNeil Nutritionals. Johnson & Johnson is a pharmaceutical giant. It makes one wonder if Johnson & Johnson will turn around and patent a drug that cures symptoms caused by ingesting Splenda over time!
Q: Has Splenda ever been tested on people?
A: Tate & Lyle, the manufacturers of Splenda, performed a few tests on laboratory animals, namely rats and rabbits, whose physiology varies greatly from that of humans. No long-term tests have been conducted on humans. Almost all Splenda tests were conducted by Tate & Lyle, which seriously calls scientific objectivity into question.
Q: Have any long-term studies been conducted to identify any potential side effects from ingesting Splenda over time?
A. No. Absolutely no long-term tests involving humans have been conducted to identify health risks. There’s no way to know if there are any long-term consequences from eating a chlorinated artificial sweetener; therefore, it’s impossible to ascertain whether it’s safe to eat Splenda over a prolonged period of time.
Q: How can the FDA approve Splenda if there are no studies of its effects on humans?
A: Simply because it can. The FDA acknowledges that Splenda is a chemical compound that contains chlorine. And that no long-term tests have been undertaken to study its effects on humans. And that numerous consumer groups have raised numerous concerns. So one has to wonder what ties the FDA has to the pharmaceutical industry in general, and to Johnson & Johnson in particular.
Q: Is Splenda as safe to eat as natural sugar?
A: Sugar has been safely enjoyed by humans for more than 2,000 years. But there have been zero long-term studies of Splenda involving humans, so it’s impossible to know whether Splenda is as safe as all-natural sugar.
Q: How long has Splenda been on the market?
A: Splenda has been available since 1998, when the FDA approved it. Johnson & Johnson has since invested about $40 million annually to convince consumers that Splenda is similar to sugar. There is nothing on Splenda’s packaging that states it contains chlorine or that it is an artificial sweetener. One marketing ethics reporter has called this “sleight of hand marketing.”
Q: Why isn’t chlorine named in a list of ingredients on Splenda labels?
A: For all packaged foods that contain Splenda, sucralose is listed as an ingredient. Splenda is just the brand name for sucralose. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener laced with chlorine that’s formed when hydroxyl groups are replaced by chlorine molecules. Although chlorine is not listed, sucralose is, which contains chlorine and is not all-natural sugar.
Q: Which packaged foods contain Splenda?
A: According to Johnson & Johnson, more than 3,500 processed foods contain Splenda.
Q: Does Splenda cost more than natural sugar?
A: Yes.
