What do you think of artifical sweeteners? Do you use them?

With all the controversy about artificial sweeteners and good health, I was just wondering what you all thought of them. Do you use them? Did you used to use them?

Hazardous to good health. Better not take them.
Never used them myself ....... just occasionaly while travelling .

I use splenda in my coffee, but I dont drink coffee that much so I dont think it could hurt me. I think there a healthier choice instead of regular sugar.

Actually, the word artificial makes me afraid. I don't use them because I have heard so much bad about them that it makes me nervous to serve that to my family. I use real sugar and just cut down on portions. I also don't use margarine, because I think real butter in smaller portions is better for you.

But my best friend is hypoglycemic and she can't have sugars (even in bread), so I have to be careful to use other natural sweeteners (like those found in fruits) whenever she comes to town and I do keep a bottle of that horrible artificial sugar stuff in the cabinet in case she needs it.

I rarely use artificial sweeteners, i get enough sugar through the foods that i eat rather it be fresh fruit vegetables etc... As for sweetening beverages for example coffee milk is all i use. If i need sweetening i sometimes use honey or stevia which is a natural sweetener found in the health food store.

We use splenda in our home due to my partners diabetes, my 71 year old mother has used it for years and is in excellent health. If I'm not mistaken Splenda is made from real sugar, tastes not bad once you get used to it.

Hi,

I personally don't like artificial sweeteners, as most of them I don't trust that much and neither do I like the companies behind them. All I use is stevia, a natural sweetener, zero calorie, good for teeth, does not rise your blood sugar level either.

I buy it in little bottles, about the size of a typical spice bottle. It's expensive, but you use so little at a time that it will go a long way. You can also cook with it, removing all sugar from you recipes (but have to make other changes too).

NEVER use artificial sweeteners!
They are full of cancer causing toxins. This isn't just rumor, it's scientific fact.
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