Splenda, the artificial sweetener, turns out to have a dirty little secret

The sweet by and…bye!

No blood sugar spikes. (Awesome!)

No insulin spikes. (Even better!)

For years, those have been the key selling points for sucralose. That’s the artificial sweetener most of us call Splenda.

You probably know the yellow packet. You’ve seen it a thousand times in those little containers in every diner in America. And many people reach for it because they believe it’s better for them than sugar.

Well you’ll never guess what researchers have just discovered.

Turns out, Splenda has a dirty little secret.

You can’t have your cake…

Since it first landed on grocery store shelves, I’ve been warning you that Splenda is not a healthy sugar substitute.

To make Splenda, scientists use a “patented” process to tinker with sugar. It sounds elaborate but what they actually do is insert chlorine into the chemical makeup.

Chlorine? Oh yum!

But in this new study, chlorine is not the concern.

Researchers recruited obese subjects who did not have type 2 diabetes. Also, none of them used Splenda. (Good call!) And at the end of this study, I’m sure they all vowed to avoid it forever.

Here’s why…

In a round of controlled dietary interventions, Splenda prompted blood sugar and insulin spikes. And this occurred even at low doses.

So a couple of packets here. A couple of packets there. Maybe a slice of cake or pie made with Splenda. Repeat that pattern on a regular basis and you know what that adds up to…

Type 2 diabetes risk.

The real problem here is that many people on weight-loss diets turn from sugar to Splenda. In fact, Splenda is a mainstay of the Atkins diet.

But now it appears that many of those dieters are careening right toward the very health issues they’re trying to avoid.

If you’re looking for a sugar substitute, avoid all things yellow, pink and blue. Try stevia or Xylitol. Both are natural and have low impact on your blood sugar. You can get stevia in just about any grocery store now. I order my Xylitol online through Amazon.

Sources:
“Artificial Sweeteners Affect Metabolism And Insulin Levels” Joseph Nordqvist, Medical News Today, 5/30/13, medicalnewstoday.com