A word of warning: no one should use Splenda, but anyone with Cdiff absolutely must not! According to Dr David Williams (Alternatives, May 2009), Splenda wipes out 50% of the beneficial flora in the intestine! That is a colossal amount & for a Cdiffer, like taking two steps backward for each one forward!
I read this before somewhere sometime but forget where it was. Anyway I threw all my Splenda out!
Pam
DON'T use Splenda!
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Suezer
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Yes this is true. In fact I returned a large bottle of V8 Frusion "Light" today. I accidentally grabbed it..I use the regular (not light) the light has Sucralose in it. Sucralose-=Splenda.
I saw a woman shopping with her elderly Mother yesterday, and she put a box of "Health Bunch" popsicles in her Mothers cart. Those are considered "Healthy" because of no sugar..but they are full of Splenda. How lovely!!
I did not say anything, but seriously wanted to!!!
The fact that there is Splenda in some yogurts is quite mind boggling in itself.
They should put on the back of the container, This yogurt has no sugar and "Contains Dead non active cultures."
I saw a woman shopping with her elderly Mother yesterday, and she put a box of "Health Bunch" popsicles in her Mothers cart. Those are considered "Healthy" because of no sugar..but they are full of Splenda. How lovely!!
I did not say anything, but seriously wanted to!!!
The fact that there is Splenda in some yogurts is quite mind boggling in itself.
They should put on the back of the container, This yogurt has no sugar and "Contains Dead non active cultures."
Hoping for a cure.
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Suezer
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Activia Light and Weight watchers yogurt for sure have it.
I try to avoid all the "light" things..most have splenda/sucralose.
Amanda glad you got a laugh, I laughed at myself today when I finally realized/admitted that I have a new side effect of C Diff-"gut flora" envy.
I realized it when I caught myself watching people walking around all happy,totally oblivious to the fact that they have something I want..healthy gut flora". lol sad but true. ;)
I try to avoid all the "light" things..most have splenda/sucralose.
Amanda glad you got a laugh, I laughed at myself today when I finally realized/admitted that I have a new side effect of C Diff-"gut flora" envy.
I realized it when I caught myself watching people walking around all happy,totally oblivious to the fact that they have something I want..healthy gut flora". lol sad but true. ;)
Hoping for a cure.
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It is "I" who first brought this to light! Check my history....I think after r4ading a story on yahoo's front page! I emailed Dan Active people and efendedd themselves via FDA etc whatever that this is not the case.....Negatie they are just ttrying to save more money as they make millions.billions off us AND yes it isa good product and dies work otherwise just get rid of this synthetic s*** and put just a dash of REAL sugar in it!
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Read your labels CAREFULLY of anything that is a "sweeeeet" especially popsicles and even Ice cream all goodies for that matter probably sucralose and not real sugar no wonder our poor tummies often times get UPSET with the Big D for it is just this stuff causing the diff to rear its ugly head!!!!!!!!! Damn food makers....anything to make a buck and MOST proabably don t even realizee it could be deadly to your gut!!
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There is a new product out called Sun Crystals, which is a combination of cane sugar and stevia. https://www.suncrystals.com/home/
Now I know the FDA doesn't allow stevia to be sold as a sweetener, even though it's on their GRAS list (Generally Recognized As Safe). They do allow it to be sold as a nutritional supplement. I'm guessing that Sun Crystals can be sold as a sweetener because of the sugar in it. But it must be a small amount of sugar relative to the stevia, because one packet has only 5 calories. Since sugar has 4 calories per gram, and there are no calories in stevia, there must be no more than 1.2 grams of sugar (carbs) in a packet. One teaspoon of granulated sugar contains about 4.2 grams. This might be a good choice for diabetics. One could just buy plain yogurt and add a packet of Sun Crystals. I'm going to try to find it in a store and will let you know how it tastes.
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Now I know the FDA doesn't allow stevia to be sold as a sweetener, even though it's on their GRAS list (Generally Recognized As Safe). They do allow it to be sold as a nutritional supplement. I'm guessing that Sun Crystals can be sold as a sweetener because of the sugar in it. But it must be a small amount of sugar relative to the stevia, because one packet has only 5 calories. Since sugar has 4 calories per gram, and there are no calories in stevia, there must be no more than 1.2 grams of sugar (carbs) in a packet. One teaspoon of granulated sugar contains about 4.2 grams. This might be a good choice for diabetics. One could just buy plain yogurt and add a packet of Sun Crystals. I'm going to try to find it in a store and will let you know how it tastes.
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