Are sugar free products safe?
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http://www.321recipes.com/aspartame.html\n\nMy daughter has been diagnosed as having an intolerance to aspartame. Since she was 14 months she had terrible, uncontrollable tantrums that were said to be 'normal'. By the time she was nearly four she would completely fly off the handle everytime I said no or anything else she did not agree with. She would have such fierce rages it was actually quite scarey and there was no calming her, she could just not control herself. She didn't sleep very well, constantly was unwell and no one would help. I thought it may be food related and investigated myself, trying everything from additives, e numbers etc. Heard about aspartame and tried taking that out of her diet. Within days she was calmer, more rational and suddenly I had this amazing, calm and 'normal' daughter. The doctor agreed with me when i took all the info to her. The one thing containing aspartame she had a lot of was sugar free juice, basically her body was just overloading on it and she couldn't process this chemical. We now have no products in our house that contain artificial sweetner. Aspartame is contained in everyday foods but if you read the quote from the link above it explains why it does not have the effect that that pure aspartame used as a sweetner does. It does not have this effect on everybody, I presume it is just the bod's capabilities of processing it, but from my experience I am completely against anything with artificial sweetner in it.\n\nQuote from link above:\n\nThe multi-billion dollar aspartame industry would like you believe that "aspartame kills" is an "urban legend" and that you'd have to drink 100 cans of diet soda a day to be harmed by aspartame. This is just simply not true. Their main claim is that the 3 components of aspartame are found in many natural foods and are therefore safe. This is kind of like saying carbon monoxide is safe because all it contains is carbon & oxygen, the same components of carbon dioxide. Methanol (wood alcohol), which makes up 10% of aspartame and is highly toxic (adult minimum lethal dose is 2 teaspoons), is also found in some fruits & vegetables like tomatoes. However, methanol is never found in natural foods without ethanol & pectin, its "antidotes" if you will (detailed facts below). Ethanol & pectin prevent methanol from being metabolized into formaldehyde (embalming fluid) & formic acid (same chemical as fire ant venom), both deadly toxins. An ethanol drip is even the standard emergency room treatment for methanol poisoning. Aspartame contains no ethanol or pectin, therefore the methanol is converted to formaldehyde and formic acid. Phenylalanine and aspartic acid, the other 2 components of aspartame, are amino acids found in natural foods but always as part of long chains of many different amino acids to form complex protein molecules that take humans 12 hours to gradually break down & assimilate. According to the doctors below, when consumed by themselves these 2 amino acids require no digestion and quickly enter the brain & central nervous system at abnormally high levels, overstimulating brain cells to death and causing many other health problems
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No , coz the sugarcane is treated with lot of antiseptics and purified while producing sugar. However some amounts remain which r allowed by the Hygeinic requirement Standards
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no because of the sugar
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NO NO. It' svery bad. Not from the cottage cheese but from the sugary fruit jams. and please do avoid foods with high fructose corn syrup. I LOVEEE cottage doubles but I avoid them mainly bc of the hfcs. This is what I do. Smuckers has a sugar free jam that is pretty healthy. It tastes delicious and I just put a little spoon ful into my cottage cheese. It tastes exactly the same as a cottage double.
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This is true. Go to any health food  store and get "organic" unrefined whole grain flour. And try stevia for a sweetner. It too is all natural.\nNew studdies have shown artifical sweetners are causing cancer, even splenda.
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Please, ask your Dr. this question.  Do not take any risks with your health.  Your sugar could get really messed up with serious results.
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I'd say avoid it completely. Too much is unknown and what we do know is bad.\n\nQuoted from the page I linked as a source:\n\n"Despite the manufacturer's claims to the contrary, sucralose is significantly absorbed and metabolized by the body. According to the FDA's "Final Rule" report, 11% to 27% of sucralose is absorbed in humans, and the rest is excreted unchanged in feces. According to the Japanese Food Sanitation Council,  as much as 40% of ingested sucralose is absorbed."\n\nDespite the manufacturer's claims... We are talking about companies. Companies wish to make money. They are not concerned with your health.
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Nothing is 100% safe, no matter how organic it is.... To much of anything can harm you and your skin.... But for the most part it is safe...... Unless you happen to be allergic to it.
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I won't touch the stuff because it uses an altered chlorine molecule and I already get headaches from Aspartame.\nThe best sweeteners are real food.\nIf blood sugar is a concern, the LIQUID form of a plant called Stevia is a sweetener that is easy on the palate & no spike in sugar levels. I believe no calories either. Just 3 drops sweetens my cocoa (which I make very strong).\nHoney, unprocessed molasses, chickory root syrup, agave (from cactus) nectar- there are so many alternatives at a good health food store. Also I find that I can eliminate or decrease sugar if I use a drop of Vanilla.\nKudos to you for listening to your body. Ingestion of chemicals is a good thing to avoid- some of us are lucky enough to have a sensitive system to remind us of this. Best of health to you!
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I have avoided white sugar for most of my life, and I don't regret that.  For one thing, it takes me away from the things that are "just because it is sweet" urge to munch.  The more sugar a thing has, the more likely it is that refined sugar is used, although you may have to add that honey is "refined" by bees, if not by humans, and not go crazy on honey, either.\n\nAs to starches, the worst offender is again white, but you can't realistically avoid white flour altogether without giving up shopping in a regular supermarket and taking to the health food stores exclusively.  Do try to reduce the use of white flour in your diet, which tends to just clog up the system.
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No, it is not harmful.  It is used instead of flour in foods.  You can use in  pies, custards and such.  It is a thickening agent.
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High fructose is something we should all stay away from according to Dr. Oz the heart specialist.  Fructose occurs  naturally not corn syrup.  It's a simple sugar (combination of sucrose and glucose).
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It depends on the brand... You cannot just say yes or no when there is so many different brands.\n\nNabisco recently came out with a "WHOLE GRAIN" version has 13 grams of sugar... I realize that some of the sugar is natural in figs, but it is also in the ingredient list as added.\n\nThere is an organic brand ... I cannot think of the name now but It is whole grain, no sugar added, and that is good for you.\n\nUnfortunately, most companies add so much sugar or fat that they make things unhealthy. Then, they try to pawn it off as healthy... one company even has whole grain nacho or tortilla they them fry in in a bunch of fat and try to make you think it is good for you.  That is coming close to the way tobacco companies used to add stuff to cigarettes and make you think they were good.  \n\nI think it is time for a class action law suit against these food companies for trying to pawn off unhealthy food on unsuspecting consumers and lure the children into force in parents to buy it.\n\nGood luck...
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You should be under the care of an endocrinologist who is a specialist \nin diabetes.I am surprised that you are not on a certain amount of grams of carbs per meal and snack.You should try the sugar free pies,cakes and candy if you get a taste for something sweet.They are good.But remember to count them with your carb limit.Stay away from sodas unless sugar free.You can live a long and healthy life.The key is to check your blood sugars frequently and keep your diabetes under control.Don't let it control you
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Splenda won't raise your blood glucose levels in the same way that sugar will, but some say its sweet flavor will trigger physiological reactions that will cause your body to produce insulin in preparation for an expected raise in blood sugars.  I've found that its best to avoid going overboard with the sugar substitutes when doing the low carb diets.  It works better when you make an actual lifestyle change and accustom your body to eating foods that are healthy.
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If you are trying to avoid phosphates that I recommend that you look into a company called Melaleuca.  Many of their products are phosphate-free.  I haven't done enough research, but all their products might be phosphate free.\n\nSorry, I don't know about the common brands because I avoid those!\n\nI put there site link down below.
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Sugar may be a corrosive for your teeth, but it's not 'bad' for you.\n\nIt gives calories, without affording any corresponding other nutrients found in other (natural) sugar based products.