In another article, I recently wrote about the potential dangers of sucralose, and how some of them were especially specific to breastfeeding mothers. Unborn children are especially susceptible to defects from certain chemicals, and while the dangers of sucralose haven't been officially verified, I always say that it's better to be safe than sorry. Of the stories that have been done, reports have indicated that doesn't seem to transfer between mother and child while breastfeeding. These studies however, were only animal studies, not human beings, so no conclusive evidence could be established. In most things though, most people prefer to be safe than sorry, and just the mere fact that sucralose is historically the most tested substance on the market for human consumption, gives a lot of people an eerie feeling. It has a very long and difficult history of both rejection and acceptance by the higher ups in authority.
Is it safe for mothers who are breastfeeding to eat sucralose? Studies are inconclusive. But one thing is for certain. Infants as well as unborn children react differently than full grown adults do to substances and chemicals. The best example is alcohol. Alcohol is a toxin that adult bodies can process effectively for a very long time. But in unborn babies, alcohol is shown to cause birth defects. So before you go reaching for that diet soda or pack of Splenda, read the facts below.
In order to understand how sucralose affects the body, you need to understand what it is first. Sucralose is a chemical that's synthesized from sucrose, which is just table sugar. Through a five step chemical process, the sucrose is changed into sucralose by the swap and addition of chlorine atoms. The sugar is rendered calorie free, yet still retains its sweet flavor. Ask yourself the question, how is it possible for a once calorie filled molecule to be rendered calorie free? What happened to all the calories? What has basically happened to the molecule of sucrose is that it's changed just enough that it can't be processed by the human body as a food and because of that, doesn't yield any calories. The body instead designates it as a toxin.
The danger is what happens when some of the sucralose is absorbed into bloodstream. Because sucralose is a non-food, the digestive tract swiftly gets rid of most of it. But according to studies, 11-27% of it is actually absorbed into the bloodstream. That's a pretty high amount I say. Once it's in the bloodstream, the body must then detoxify it, usually by the kidneys. But does a fraction of the sucralose manage to find its way into the mammary glands of mothers who are breastfeeding? There isn't any conclusive evidence either for or opposed. If it does, then the role of detoxifying it from the system falls into the lap of the breastfeeding infant, whose detoxification systems are far less able to handle the load of toxins.
Manufacturers of artificial sweeteners try and hide the fact that their products are essentially toxins. Just think about it from the body's perspective. You eat a lunchtime meal, giving your stomach a full workload for the next few hours. It starts happily digesting but suddenly starts coming across strange chemicals it can't break down into energy. Oh well, pass it on. The meal gets to the digestive tract for absorption and this same pesky chemical is still there refusing to be broken down into usable energy. Get rid of it quick. But wait, some of it made it into the bloodstream. Quite a bit of it actually. What the heck are we going to do with it now? The only thing we can do, get rid of it...aka detoxify it from the body.
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Thanks for doing some research on the dangers of sucralose for breastfeeding mothers. If you want to read more about sucralose, check out another of my articles on the dangers of sucralose.
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