Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Ebook
Overview
Most people believe that sucralose (Splenda) is a perfectly safe artificial sweetener. Big business and the FDA have fostered that dangerous misconception. The truth is Splenda is by no means safe; and the same is true for many of the other artificial sweeteners being marketed today. Dr. Joseph Mercola---supported by extensive studies and research---exposes the fact that Splenda actually contributes to a host of serious diseases. Sweet Deception will lay out how the FDA really works for big food companies and should not be trusted when it comes to your health.
Top Highlights
“In any case, with no warn ing, the FDA suddenly approved sucralose on April 1, 1998 (April Fools Day—how appropriate).After evaluating all the data in McNeil’s petition and other information, the FDA concluded that the proposed uses of sucralose were safe.” (source)
“On August 12, 1999, a mere sixteen months after the initial approval of sucralose, the FDA approved sucralose for use as a general-purpose sweetener.” (source)
“According to two food industry insiders we interviewed, it was no coincidence that sucralose was suddenly approved around the same time Monsanto was asking for FDA approval of aspartame’s chemical cousin, neotame. The competition stopped protesting the approval of sucralose for fear that McNeil would try to sabotage the approval of neotame.” (source)
“as it turns out, they don’t even really help you lose weight.” (source)
“Free chlorine is not found in nature. It is artificially produced in factories by running an electric current in salt water. The result is a heavy, yellow, irritating gas that is highly toxic to life even at very low concentrations.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health
- Authors:
- Mercola, Joseph
- Pearsall, Kendra
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publication Date: 2006
- ISBN: 9781418534844