Post #233,523
11/11/05 9:50:39 AM
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According to that, I should be dead by now.
It's a diet coke thing.
I've cut way back on coffee- 1 perfect cup in the morning to savor and then it's green tea for the rest of the day if I need something hot. About a year ago ago I was easily drinking 2 liters of diet coke a day. I had done this for many years. I weaned myself off that and now drink water all day long instead. I miss the sound of opening a can of DC. Fiiwiisshhh......ahhh....
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Post #233,526
11/11/05 9:57:18 AM
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I think that site means "in a row"
Not cumulative
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
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Post #233,531
11/11/05 10:04:40 AM
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Yeah, I know.
I *really* enjoyed my diet coke. Especially when I worked midnights at the crisis center. I needed that fizzy little lift to get me through my shift listening to people drone on about their relationship problems at 2am.
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Post #233,534
11/11/05 10:11:15 AM
11/11/05 10:11:40 AM
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I thought it meant 'at once'
Otherwise my coffeepot is still dangerous... *grin*
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Edited by imric
Nov. 11, 2005, 10:11:40 AM EST
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Post #233,535
11/11/05 10:11:59 AM
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That, too... :-)
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Post #233,564
11/11/05 12:46:57 PM
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Dude, its always been dangerous
Like mine, the yield is defintely a higher potency than standard.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
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Post #233,561
11/11/05 12:40:17 PM
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Aaaccckkk!
You know that aspartame is a neurotoxin, right? That stuff can cause all kinds of horrible side-effects. I don't have time to put linkies, since the phone just rang and I have to run up to school to take lunch money to the girl-child.
Anyhoo. Glad to hear you are off that terrible stuff. And don't use Splenda either!
Ok...Gotta run.
Back later.
Hugs and Peace,
Amy
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Post #233,568
11/11/05 1:30:06 PM
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Since you're on the run: a Splenda\ufffd tidbit -
[link|http://www.deepdownwellness.com/althealth/splendasymtoms.html| here]. (I once inadvertently bought some *Diet* Schweppes tonic) - now THERE's an Evil taste-combo on its own pinnacle
[. . .]
Maybe you are thinking, but it is FDA-approved so it must be safe. Well, I could fill many pages listing all of the \ufffdapproved\ufffd substances that have turned out to be unfit for human use, but here are just a few:
* Aspartame
* PEDIARIX combination vaccine for children
* Food irradiation
* FluMist nasal flu vaccine
If you would like to know more about why Splenda is essentially chlorinated table sugar, you should read [link|http://mercola.com/2000/dec/3/sucralose_dangers.htm| The Potential Dangers of Sucralose]. Some chlorinated molecules serve as the basis for pesticides such as DDT and accumulate in body fat and tissues. Although is commonly thought that surcralose passes through the body unabsorbed, FDA research says otherwise. According to FDA tests, 11 percent to 27 percent of sucralose is absorbed by humans, and tests by the Japanese Food Sanitation Council show that up to 40 percent may actually be absorbed.
In fact, here is what it says on the Splenda Web site:
[. . .]
Etc. other links there. Pharmchem.. eet ee$ Everywhar, and marketed by (surely) Karl Rove LLC subsidiaries.
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Post #233,569
11/11/05 1:33:27 PM
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Great
Being diabetic, splenda is (was) a godsend.
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Post #233,578
11/11/05 2:58:57 PM
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But it's a puzzlement..
'Splenda side effects' gets about a quarter Million hits!
Perfect illustration of, all that Information: so little you can trust.
I have no idea (that I'd ~trust ;-) which of the extant choices are least noxious *for Me*, but adding 'for diabetics' - only cuts the hits to 165K (!) Presumably it is individual metabolism, genetics which would determine a tolerance for the negatives; pity we don't even know our own 'tolerances', I wot.
My WAG is that, because of the consequences of n! .. much of the 'data' wouldn't pass Stat 101; all one can hope for, I guess - is to stumble upon a researcher with a semblance of non-trivial data and enough corroboration (not 10 folks quoting each other!) Circle game.
I tried some ice cream w/Splenda. Seemed better tasting than Nutrasweet? which I probably had <10 times. Quite less of that aftertaste I can't accept - of prevous Diet-whatevers. But I did notice an ""odd"" after-effect.. sorta bloated? or vaguely unsettled-in-stomach; ie just as 'vague' an experience as these words!
Luck balancing the Unknowns,
Ashton
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Post #233,619
11/11/05 5:48:48 PM
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Re: But it's a puzzlement..
'Splenda side effects' gets about a quarter Million hits! "ashton side effects" gets [link|http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=ashton+side+effects&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8|639,000] hits. What's your point?
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Post #233,623
11/11/05 6:01:04 PM
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OMG!!!
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Post #233,654
11/11/05 8:41:55 PM
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hah! :-)
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Post #233,658
11/11/05 9:17:26 PM
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Your point, though: Anyone can contrive a bogus 'search' :-\ufffd
And I'd say, with 'side effects' + diabetes + Splenda: it's at least a start.
A few [-]s might converge - but nobody here can learn any search-fu from the likes of moi, so why should I offer any?
(Still, 'Whysall number of bogus searches' got 71, even a few with name.)
Smart ass!
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Post #233,663
11/11/05 9:31:05 PM
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Taste
It >does< taste good. I've had the Breyer's ice cream sweetened with sucralose, and it's very good. I haven't noticed any side effects, but I have not been looking for anything, either. When I was first diagnosed with diabetes ~1 year ago, the lady at the ADA education I went to suggested the use of Splenda, and the ADA's website recommends it as well on their [link|http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/sweeteners.jsp|sweeteners] page stating: Low Calorie Sweeteners
Don't throw away your low-calorie sweeteners just because sugar is safer than you thought. Low-calorie sweeteners are "free foods." They make food taste sweet, and have no calories and do not raise blood glucose levels. They do not count as a carbohydrate, a fat, or any other exchange. They can be added to your meal plan instead of substituted.
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of these low-calorie sweeteners. The American Diabetes Association accepts the FDA's conclusion that these sweeteners are safe and can be part of a healthy diet. It never occurred to me to do more research. --
Steve
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Post #233,665
11/11/05 9:36:33 PM
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ICLRPD (new thread)
Created as new thread #233664 titled [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=233664|ICLRPD]
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Post #233,586
11/11/05 3:31:22 PM
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Back now.
Thank you for showing them the horrors of Splenda/sucralose. Diabetics can take heart in using stevia, which is a natural sweetener. I think it is pretty good, myself, although some people complain of bitterness. I haven't experienced that.
[link|http://doityourself.com/vegetables/sweetstevia.htm|Stevia] seems to be stable for use in baking as well.
There is also another natural sweetener called [link|http://www.chinanaturalproduct.com/Lo_Han_Kuo_Extract.htm|lo han kuo]. I don't know much about it, but it is promising.
You can get Stevia at Whole Foods.
Peace,
Amy
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