As science continues to research them, artificial sweeteners are looking more and more unhealthy, and chemicals like sucralose might have more dangers than you would think. For people who are unaware, sucralose is the main chemical in the product Splenda, which is one of the world's most popular artificial sweeteners. In general, research suggests that most artificial sweeteners aren't very good for you, or at least put an extra strain on the body's internal organs. When a substance is calorie free, it means that the body can't utilize it as a food. The only calorie free food that's found in nature is fiber, which is just indigestible plant matter. But fiber is actually healthy for you, because your body can still use it for other things besides energy. But artificial sweeteners like sucralose aren't able to be used by the body for anything and are treated as toxins.
Your body doesn't process artificial sweeteners as food, but instead essentially processes them as toxins. In the end, this can bring a variety of problems, more so in a culture where food is already rife with non-food chemicals and toxins. Our bodies are constantly being bombarded with dangers like preservatives, pollution, radiation, alcohol, pesticides, nitrates, sulfates, and more. Adding even another constant chemical into the mix like artificial sweeteners puts just that much more strain on the organs which have to process these toxins and rid them from the body.
But lets get back to sucralose. Are there dangers that are specific to sucralose? The answer is yes. Because of its chemical composition, sucralose has a few specific dangers. Sucralose is made by a five step process of taking regular sucrose, which is ordinary sugar, and chlorinating it. Sucralose is made up of C12H22O11, which is generally pretty similar to fructose and glucose. The chemical composition of sucralose is C12H19Cl3O8. Chlorine is the main additive in sucralose. Studies have shown that the body has an especially difficult time detoxifying organic substances that have been chlorinated.
Here are a few potential sucralose dangers. In general chlorinating an organic compound is very toxic. In the case of sucralose, it may have the following dangers:
1. Prenatal Complications. Pregnant women, as well as women who are currently breastfeeding are advised not to consume sucralose. In general, organic compounds that have been chlorinated such as sucralose, have been related to birth defects and other prenatal conditions. Though evidence is definitely speculative about whether or not sucralose is as dangerous as its other counterparts in the arena of chlorinated organic compounds, I think it's better to be safe than sorry, especially for persons of greater risk like expecting mothers and mothers who are currently breastfeeding.
2. Immune System Impairment. Chlorinated organic compounds have also been shown to cause impairment to the immune system. Again, sucralose may not be as dangerous as other chlorinated organic compounds, but again I say, better safe than sorry.
3. Elevated Toxicity. As we already discussed, the body has an extra difficult time removing chlorinated organic toxins from the body. Not only that, but Splenda has only been shown by the FDA to be 98% pure. This means that 2$ of the substance is some other chemical or group of chemicals. And who knows whether or not the other 2% are safe chemicals or whether they're other harmful chemicals used in the making of sucralose. If they are the latter, then toxicity will come with them.
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Thanks for stopping by and reading about potential sucralose dangers that might be out there. For more information about sucralose and the dangers it presents, read my other article on sucralose and breastfeeding.
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