Yes, splenda is made from chlorine, people.
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Splenda's flat-out disgusting. I put it in my coffee at work once and it fizzed. I didn't hesitate in dumping it out. Gross. Sugar is much better for you. Ewww Splenda.
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"About 70% of the fat free mass of the human body is made of water. To function properly, the body requires between one and seven litres of water per day to avoid dehydration; the precise amount depends on the level of activity, temperature, humidity, and other factors."\n\nFrom Wikipedia:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water\n\n----\nMass of base elements for a 70 kg (154 lb) person:\n oxygen      43 kg   (61%, 2700 mol) \n   carbon      16 kg   (23%, 1300 mol) \n   hydrogen    7 kg    (10%, 6900 mol) \n   nitrogen    1.8 kg  (2.5%, 129 mol) \n   calcium     1.0 kg  (1.4%,  25 mol) \n   phosphorus  780 g   (1.1%,  25 mol) \n   potassium   140 g   (0.20%, 3.6 mol)  \n   sulfur      140 g   (0.20%, 4.4 mol) \n   sodium      100 g   (0.14%, 4.3 mol) \n   chlorine    95 g    (0.14%, 2.7 mol) \n   magnesium   19 g    (0.03%, 0.78 mol) \n   iron        4.2 g       \n   fluorine    2.6 g \n   zinc        2.3 g \n   silicon     1.0 g \n   rubidium    0.68 g \n   strontium   0.32 g \n   bromine     0.26 g \n   lead        0.12 g \n   copper      72 mg \n   aluminum    60 mg \n   cadmium     50 mg \n   cerium      40 mg \n   barium      22 mg \n\n   iodine      20 mg \n   tin         20 mg \n   titanium    20 mg \n   boron       18 mg \n   nickel      15 mg \n   selenium    15 mg \n   chromium    14 mg \n   manganese   12 mg \n   arsenic     7 mg \n   lithium     7 mg \n   cesium      6 mg \n   mercury     6 mg \n   germanium   5 mg \n   molybdenum  5 mg \n   cobalt      3 mg \n   antimony    2 mg \n   silver      2 mg \n   niobium     1.5 mg \n   zirconium   1 mg \n   lanthanum   0.8 mg \n   gallium     0.7 mg \n   tellurium   0.7 mg \n   yttrium     0.6 mg \n   bismuth     0.5 mg \n   thallium    0.5 mg \n   indium      0.4 mg \n   gold        0.2 mg\n   scandium    0.2 mg\n   tantalum    0.2 mg\n   vanadium    0.11 mg\n   thorium     0.1 mg\n   uranium     0.1 mg\n   samarium    50 µg\n   beryllium   36 µg\n   tungsten    20 µg\n[The raw data on which which this table is based is from Emsley, John, The Elements, 3rd ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1998.]\n\nFrom http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1085817\n\nHope this helps!
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anything with aspartimine is potentially harmful.  Splenda is good...it is real sugar with the calories removed...
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Me too.  I just made one this week to test it.  I used the same amount of "Spenda" as called for regular sugar.  It came out just fine.\n\nP.S.  I LOVE the Brown sugar "Splena" too.  I use it everyday on my oatmeal and add cinnamon, nuts, raisens....it's like have gormet oatmeal every day.  Also put it on carrots, squash and anything else to sweeten veggies.\nHave a great holiday.
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Sugar water is NOT an electrolyte.\n\nElectrolytes break into ions when dissolved in water, allowing an electric current to pass through the solution.\n\nSoluble salts are good electrolytes since they will easily break into ions in solution.  A very common salt table salt (NaCl) breaks into Sodium +1 and Chloride -1 ions.\n\nOther household items that will break into ions in solution are:\n--Vinegar (a weak electrolyte, breaks into H+ and Acetate -1 ions)\n--Drain Cleaner (commonly NaOH, breaks into Na+1 and OH-1), actually, most household cleaners are made of things that break into ions, but it is not a good idea to just start mixing things unless you know what they are (many people die by doing this and unknowingly make deadly gas).\n\nHousehold bleach is made of a solution of Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) in addition to NaCl and NaOH, so that has all kinds of ions in solution.\n\n\nIf you have ever listened to a Gatorade commercial, you'd know that they are big on putting a buch of electrolytes into their sports drink.
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I guess so, theres a lot of nasty chemicals in them....:D
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There's a lot of something very much like glycerine! It's soapy, and if you get it in the carpet, it makes suds forever!\n\nOf course, I'm just guessing about that. Just don't DROP it!\n\n(and I wouldn't drink it either...no matter how much you might want to...)
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http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/8536808\n\nI did a search of the word in your question and this is one of the top four sites that came up.\nIt should give you info to start understanding what it means.\n\nI am a cancer patient and have tried to make heads or tails of the conflicting data about artificial sweetners but it can be confusing.\nI was told that "splenda" which is made from sugar is better than the other replacements but just a few days ago found info that says it can be harmful too so I don't know anymore what to use.
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if it has pseudoephedrine in it it is used to make methanphetamine.
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There has not ever been ONE single documented case of anyone getting cancer from artificial sweeteners. On the other hand, thousands of people die every year from heart attacks and diabetes that are at least in part caused by over-indulging in natural sugar-filled foods and drinks! Aspartame is the closest artificial sweetener to sugar ever made; it is only ONE MOLECULE different in it's molecular structure. And what youhave to remember about the "cancer in lab rats" rumours, is that they usually feed those animals so much of the test product that it would be the equivalent of you drinking three gallons a day of Diet Coke. So, like anything, moderation is the key: one or two diet drinks a day IS NOT going to harm anyone who is in decent medical condition. By the way: do you know how much sugar is in a regular Coke? Try 12 tablespoons! Pour that much sugar in a cup and tell me you'd rather be drinking that! Suger=White Death!
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Studies have shown that artificial sweeteners increse appitite.
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Why do you abuse this Answer system with your propoganda?  You didn't want an answer, you wanted to spew your pseudo-scientific garbage, and it looks like it failed.\n\nFluoridated water is safe and it's use is supported by REPUTABLE groups such as the ADA, AMA, WHO, CDC and hundreds of other scientifically SOUND organizations.  For a list of these please go to\n\nhttp://www.fluoridefacts.org/fluoride/flu_supp_org.asp\n\nMost groups that are against this tend to be fringe, self-serving groups who use scare tactics, innuendo, pseudo-science and other despicable techniques.  When faced with OVERWHELMING evidence from the scientific world I am sure you whip out the "conspiracy" BS too.\n\nThe vast majority of communities and people do not fall for this garbage and thus have a healthy fluoridated water system. \n\nYou should be ashamed of yourself for yourself for posted such poorly-documented pap.\n\nI am sure you are probably against the chlorination of water too.  Chlorine is poisonous too.....
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I think he is. And your comment is a good one. I think that when I hear ads for foods that only have 'natural' ingredients. Chlorine and mercury and uranium are natural. Probably not very tasty though.
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There's a lot of garbage scattered in the answers here.\n"Gatorade has a LOT of sugar" -- 1) Sugar is not poison.  2) Sugar is not necessarily "bad" for you.  3) Gatorade has less sugar than soda.\n"Gatorade can actually wash out your body's naturally produced electrolytes thus making you sick" -- Pure Bullsh!t.  (The crap some people make up!!  Sheesh!)\n\nGatorade has been researched for over 30 years.  The formula has been tweaked and refined to enhance the health and performance of athletes.  Any idiot that tells you it's "Bad" for you is completely ignorant of the facts.  You may not need everything that it's providing, if you're sedentary.  But it's not "Bad"!!
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Crystal light is good too and they have little packets you can buy that are just the right size for bottled water.  It basically makes flavored water, but they are sugar/caffiene free.\n\nI've heard that even though diet drinks don't have the sugar, they have an extreme amount of sodium.  Not to mention the aftertaste. \n\nHowever, this comes from someone who can't give up Dr. Pepper.  I swear they put something in that stuff to make you not be able to give it up.\n\nOh yeah, I saw a show last night (Dr. Mehmet Oz) that said that drinking sodas of any kind is what leads to atheriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, which in turn, leads to heart disease.  Needless to say, I'm trying to quit!
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Made up of two glucose isomers.\n\nEntirely carbon, oxygen and hydrogen
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It is made from the bark of willow tree I think.  Dr Bayer discovered that people who chewed the bark found  relief from headache and discovered it had salacylic acid, the pain relief chemical