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Originally Posted by bren

I like splenda and I used to use it but I read an article a while back about many side effects that splenda can cause. I'll have to find it--I know that I printed it... Some of the side effects were headaches, mood swings, joint pain... so I decided to stop using it. I don't recall personally experiencing any of the symptoms but I didn't want to risk it because I was already having back problems and I didn't want to add to that

"The FDA has no definition for “natural,” so please bear with us for a biochemistry moment: Splenda is the trade name for sucralose, a synthetic compound stumbled upon in 1976 by scientists in Britain seeking a new pesticide formulation. It is true that the Splenda molecule is comprised of sucrose (sugar) — except that three of the hydroxyl groups in the molecule have been replaced by three chlorine atoms."
While some industry experts claim the molecule is similar to table salt or sugar, other independent researchers say it has more in common with pesticides.

Observational evidence shows that there are side effects of Splenda, including skin rashes/flushing, panic-like agitation, dizziness and numbness, diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, intestinal cramping, bladder issues, and stomach pain. These show up at one end of the spectrum — in the people who have an allergy or sensitivity to the sucralose molecule. But no one can say to what degree consuming Splenda affects the rest of us.

http://www.womentowomen.com/nutritio...ss/splenda.asp