Avoid Aspartame
-Use Splenda (Sucralose) or Stevia
-limited amounts of sugar-alcohols (Xylitol,Mallitol) are OK
Meg Mangin, R.N. said:
Many people have reported adverse reactions to the other popular artificial sweeteners, aspartame and saccharine. Some people prefer to use Stevia which is a plant derivative but it cannot compare to Splenda to match the taste of sugar. Some processed food is artificially sweetened with naturall sugar alcohols such as maltitol, lactitol, erythritol and xylitol but these can have a laxative effect.
While it is best to avoid all refined sugar, most of us like to eat something sweet occasionally. Splenda seems to be the best choice to satisfy that urge without eating foods high in sugar.
Dr Marshall wrote:
I have (personally) made the judgment that Splenda's safety profile is excellent, and substitution of an O-H group by a chlorine atom does not turn the sugar molecule into a monster (at least in this case). Consequently I have personally been using Splenda for many years.
Sugar, on the other hand, profoundly affects the immune system (not to mention the pancreas). To me the relative risk is clear.
Best to you Yocheved -- Janet
____________________ 12/99:Sarc, 9/00:noPred, Mar05:no-D+lo-lght+NoIRs, 8/09/05 began MP. MP ph3 yr3 and getting better every day.
