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Posted on Oct 24th 2008 5:00PM by Martha EdwardsFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
Splenda makes you fat, or so says reports out of the UK. Studies found that rats given Splenda were fatter than rats not given the sweetener. And that's not all -- they also had less beneficial bacteria in their guts. Of course,we're talking rats -- obviously humans are different. And, as I previously told you, apparently the study was funded by the sugar industry, which means you might want to question the motives behind this whole 'splenda makes you fat' claim.
Don't trust Splenda? Here's a quick list of what it's in:
- Some diet sodas
- Many low-carb or sugar-free chocolate bars and candies
- Diet Snapple Iced Tea
- Reebok Fitness Water
- Juicy Fruit gum
- Kids Trident sugar-free gum
You know what I'm going to say -- everything in moderation, be it Splenda, sugar or whatever. But personally, I'd choose regular sugar over artificial sweeteners any day, unless I had a medical condition like diabetes. What about you?
