artificial sweeteners - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

PinstripedBabe · 08-04-2006, 06:44 PM

i hear its safe to consume artifical sweeteners in moderation. Whats moderation for artificial sweeteners? on a daily basis i put 1 tsp. splenda in my cereal, i packet sweet n low in my coffe and i drink a sugar free lemonade. is this too much?? thanks!

CalistaBear · 08-05-2006, 03:59 AM

Everyone is going to have a different opinion on this subject, but I believe that artificial sweeteners should be avoided as much as possible. I'm not saying completely, because that'd be kind of hard to do. All of that in one day is over the top..for me anyway. Have you ever considered an alternative? I use stevia in my coffee and also put it on anything that needs sugar, and it's natural. There's alot of great sites out there that explain it's health properties and such, and it tastes normal. As for foods that already contain artificial sweeteners, I would make sure it's very limited.

Lenin · 08-05-2006, 07:42 AM

Babe,

That sounds pretty limited to me. I use Nutrasweet in my coffee, my lemonade mix, and a daily diet soda (sometimes Splenda).

I don't worry about it one bit and happiily think on the sugar calories I'm saving. (Like 300)

Jess75 · 08-05-2006, 05:16 PM

I use two packets of splenda a day in my two coffees every day and i'm still alive!

But yah, it's very contraversial.

rita · 08-07-2006, 08:14 PM

Using two packets of Splenda in your coffee seems pretty safe but when you realize that you save only 32 calories ( 1 tsp sugar = 16 calories) by doing that one could ask why bother? What we need to consider is benefit vs risk. We know long term, accumulated health risk when consuming two tsp sugar a day is minimal to none. Do we know what the accumulated risk is for daily consumption of Splenda (or any other artificial sweetener)?