Any information about artificial sweeteners?

Question:

I use sweetener all the time and it worries me. I use sweetener simply because i HATE sugar. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with weight loss, it's because suger gives me really awful cotton mouth, i won't touch the stuff. I use it all the time in my tea and coffee and i drink diet coke. I don't have any side effects like stomach aches or diarrhoea like i have heard of, but i just want to know if it really is going to damage my health if i use it all my life. I've tried using honey to sweeten my tea but it changes the flavour. I always use the brand of sweetener called Canderel. Thanks

Answers:
Stevia may be an option for you. It is a natural sweetener and can be found in most healthfood stores. The artificial sweeteners can be very bad for you. I saw a documentary on aspertame a while ago and it talked about the negative effects from it. They don't usually happen right away but they can.
Soda is a double whammy because the sweetener, whichever one is used, sugar or artifical is no good for you but also the carbonated water can leach minerals from your bones. That too is a gradual process and one you wouldn't connect with soda drinking. There are some herbal teas that have a somewhat sweet taste even though they do not contain any sweeteners at all. Those teas usually contain cinnamon, try them and see.
Hope this helps!

sweetner is terrible for you, it has been proven to develope cancer

Unfortunately yes, long time use of sweeteners have clinically shown damage to your health.

Well from what ive heard on the news, coca cola about a decade ago had to change the formula in diet coke cos it uses artificial sweetners which accelerates cancer growth in thier test mice!

I use it occasionally, bc I have to watch to much sugar in my lifestyle. I think it's ok but try to cut back on so much. DO NOT(I REPEAT) DO NOT use SWEET AND LOW) It cause cancer in lab rats. Yikes!!

Artificial sweeteners are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration it is also called sugar substitute that are used to sweeten foods and beverages. its related to cancer its harmful to us.

Try stevia. It is a totally natural, plant-based product that is highly concentrate. Although it has been around a long time, not all stores carry it. I use it in all my drinks. The powder form is easier to carry around with you, but it does not dissolve well in cold drinks (warm drinks are fine), so I order the liquid extract. Four partially filled droppers of the extract will sweeten an entire pitcher of sun tea. It only takes two drops to sweeten a cup of coffee.

Any information about artificial sweeteners?

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