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Splenda^®: Is It Safe Or Not?
Dr. Janet Hull reveals the scientific evidence strongly suggesting the chemical sweetener sucralose may harm your body. Visit Is Splenda Safe.com for more information!

Excess Soda Could Raise Esophageal Cancer Risk

As I was reviewing this article, one particular statement captured my focus: “It’s not clear why diet soda...was associated with the risk of weight gain.” In our modern times, it is embarrassing for any good scientist to admit they cannot figure out how and why diet sodas stimulate hunger, keep the body in a state of malnutrition, and result in over-eating and weight gain. In my book Splenda® Is It Safe Or Not?, I have written in detail how and why diet chemical sweeteners and “prosthetic” foods cause weight gain, and have sited the laboratory research substantiating this fact. If... Continue Reading

Posted on August 7, 2006 in Artificial Sweeteners | Link To This Entry | Comments (0)

Drink More Diet Soda, Gain More Weight

People who drink diet soft drinks don't lose weight. In fact, they gain weight, a new study shows. The findings come from eight years of data collected by Sharon P. Fowler, MPH, and colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Fowler reported the data at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Diego. "What didn't surprise us was that total soft drink use was linked to overweight and obesity," Fowler tells WebMD. "What was surprising was when we looked at people only drinking diet soft drinks, their risk of obesity was even higher."... Continue Reading

Posted on June 27, 2005 in Artificial Sweeteners | Link To This Entry | Comments (21)

Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe For Children?

By Dr. Janet Starr Hull Have your kids been out of sorts lately?  Do they complain of more frequent tummy aches, malaise, mood swings or aggression?  Have you read the labels on what they are eating at home, at school, and away from the house? “Consumption of even moderate amounts of aspartame during pregnancy may produce a dramatic increase in the number of children born with diminished brain function,” warned Diana Dow-Edwards, PhD research scientist, SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY1.  Dow-Edward’s research began in the mid-1980s, but her early warnings of aspartame’s harmful effects on fetuses during pregnancy have... Continue Reading

Posted on April 9, 2005 in Artificial Sweeteners | Link To This Entry | Comments (3)

Artificial Sweeteners Create An Artificial Need

By Dr. Janet Starr Hull People forget that originally, sweetness was actually a by-product of food: nature’s way to encourage living creatures to consume nutritious foods. Forced sweetness, revved-up sweetness, and artificial sweetness - all altered foods - are a trap that addict people to sweeter tastes.  Artificial sweeteners are marketed as  “being super-sized with more sweetness and no penalty.” People with eating disorders, children who are first learning about healthy food habits, diabetics and those with degenerative illnesses are being seduced by crafty advertising campaigns.  “And the added plethora of laboratory chemicals are entirely unnecessary to put in the... Continue Reading

Posted on April 8, 2005 in Artificial Sweeteners | Link To This Entry | Comments (1)

Ditch the Fizz

By Dr. Janet Starr Hull Some of the most disturbing weight statistics these days focus on children. Results from the 1999-2000 NHANES Survey, using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated fifteen percent of children and adolescents aged six to nineteen years are overweight. This represents a four percent increase from the overweight estimates of eleven percent obtained from NHANES III from 1988 to 1994.1 This is nearly a three-fold jump since NutraSweet came on the market in 1981.No one can say with certainty whether one cause of childhood obesity outweighs another, but considerable blame can be placed on... Continue Reading

Posted on March 30, 2005 in Artificial Sweeteners | Link To This Entry | Comments (2)

Your Healthy Sweetener Choices

By Dr. Janet Starr Hull Life is full of choices. What to wear – which car to buy – what colored packet sweetener to use.  White, pink or blue? Now, there’s a new yellow packet of chlorinated sweetener called sucralose to choose from. Have you ever considered using a natural sweetener or no added sweeteners at all?  The following is an alphabetized list of the best natural choices for sweeteners that are safer for long-term health as opposed to the refined sugars and the artificial chemical sweeteners. Remember nothing is without consequence. Natural is always a better choice, but all... Continue Reading

Posted on March 14, 2005 in Artificial Sweeteners | Link To This Entry | Comments (5)

Artificial Sweeteners Create An Artificial Need

By Dr. Janet Starr Hull People forget that originally, sweetness was actually a by-product of food: nature’s way to encourage living creatures to consume nutritious foods. Forced sweetness, revved-up sweetness, and artificial sweetness - all altered foods - are a trap that addict people to sweeter tastes.  Artificial sweeteners are marketed as  “being super-sized with more sweetness and no penalty.” People with eating disorders, children who are first learning about healthy food habits, diabetics and those with degenerative illnesses are being seduced by crafty advertising campaigns.  “And the added plethora of laboratory chemicals are entirely unnecessary to put in the... Continue Reading

Posted on March 13, 2005 in Artificial Sweeteners | Link To This Entry | Comments (0)