Splenda Compared to a “Biochemical Warfare Agent

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Splenda Compared to a “Biochemical Warfare Agent”--See One Woman’s Shocking

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Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

If you are using Splenda (the brand name for sucralose) because you think it is

a safe alternative to sugar or other artificial sweeteners, then you may be in

for a surprise. Splenda is not healthy and it can cause many problems in the

body.

 

Over three years ago I posted an article describing the dangers of Splenda, and,

fortunately, it appears that more and more people are finally realizing the

hazards that this “healthy” sweetener poses. There is still a long way to go

toward educating the public about the health complications this sweetener is

capable of causing, however.

 

Splenda is far from healthy and I do not recommend using it in any form. Why not

use Splenda? Well, research in animals has shown that sucralose can cause many

problems such as:

 

Shrunken thymus glands (up to 40 percent shrinkage)

Enlarged liver and kidneys

Atrophy of lymph follicles in the spleen and thymus

Increased cecal weight

Reduced growth rate

Decreased red blood cell count

Hyperplasia of the pelvis

Extension of the pregnancy period

Aborted pregnancy

Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights

Diarrhea

 

But perhaps the most revealing and powerful way to learn the dangerous truth

about Splenda is to read someone’s personal experience with it.

 

Nearly every month we receive a report from someone who has had an adverse

reaction to Splenda, and after you read through the story below you can read the

many others posted on our site.

 

The following story provides a revealing testimony to the dramatic effects

Splenda can have on an otherwise healthy person.

 

 

 

Contributed by Lori Hunt, RPh

Pickens, SC

 

Dear Dr. Mercola,

 

I want to thank you for your Web site and especially for your documentation on

the dangers of Splenda. I also want to pass on this testimonial in the hope it

may help others.

 

Last evening after dinner I began to feel flush. My husband commented how red my

face was getting and, sure enough, one glance in the mirror confirmed a bright

red, tight, shiny visage staring back at me. In the next few hours my eyes began

to swell. I went to bed hoping I could “sleep it off.” How wrong I was.

 

This morning I got up and my face was still red, bright and swollen with puffy

eyes. I am a pharmacist and I have seen many anaphylactoid (allergic) reactions

before. I began to feel concerned that I too was having one. I have had only one

other reaction like this before in my life--to Bactrim.

 

I went out for my usual morning run but by the first quarter mile I could

barely breathe so I walked slowly back to the house. My right shoulder was

burning so I went to the mirror and was horrified to find a HUGE 6 inch by 3

inch welt at the base of my neck (see photo).

 

I also felt very panicky and shaky and immediately had two bouts of diarrhea in

rapid succession. After 15 minutes and a cool shower on tissue that looked

scalded, I was having difficulty breathing. I was seen in the local emergency

room where the physician immediately gave me a dexamethasone injection in the

hip and a prescription for Epi-pen and oral prednisone over four days.

 

At the time I didn’t know why I looked like I had ingested a sulfa drug. My

husband and I tried to figure out what was different in my life over the last 12

hours. Laundry soap? Nope. Cake? Animal dander? No and no. A dear friend came to

visit me in my misery and mentioned that I had started to flush at church,

several hours before dinner.

 

I remembered that I had had a cup of coffee and had tried the new creamer

sitting by the pot. I remembered the Splenda label on it, which prompted my

husband and I to search the Web and we found your site.

 

The description by Marcia in the testimonial area caused me to burst into tears.

Yes, Marcia, there are others like you. I am throwing that stuff out when I get

to church! This reaction that I have had looks like a drug reaction! I am

appalled an “artificial sweetener” did this to me.

 

Twelve hours after treatment my eyes are no longer swollen and my face is no

longer red, but my neck welt is the same size, same redness and as tender as a

sunburn. There are a few blisters in the welt. Even after treatment it still

looks this bad! Perhaps the manufacturer of Splenda can sell it as a biochemical

warfare agent after it is removed from the market as a food additive.

 

Thanks for getting the word out!

 

 

Related Articles:

Splenda is Not a " Healthy " Sweetener

 

Splenda’s Dangers: One Man’s Personal Story That You Should Know

 

12 Questions You Need to Have Answered Before You Eat Splenda

 

The Dangers of Chlorine and Issues With Sucralose

 

Sucralose (Splenda®) U.S. Product List

 

Why Nutrasweet was so Successful and Will Likely Never be Replaced by Splenda

 

 

 

 

 

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