[Lightingspeed]

Hi, there sweetener called Hermesetas :http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?um=1&...9,r:0,s:0,i:73.

I know that most sweeteners have have Aspartame in it and it is link to so many side effects including cancer and neurological issues. Only 3% is in it, is it safe for long term weight loss? Thanks

[joey11223]

I don't know about all the studies done but if you want a sweetener which doesn't use Aspartame or Sodium cylamate, then buy Splenda. It's the only one I've seen which just uses Sucralose. I don't use sweeteners myself but my friend does and I've read about side-effects of other sweeteners online and it appears that although the risks of Sodium cylamate and the link aren't confirmed, if you want to play it safe using a sweetener, sucralose based ones are probably your best bet.

[ch0c0h01ic]

(Original post by Lightingspeed)
I know that most sweeteners have have Aspartame in it and it is link to so many side effects including cancer and neurological issues. Only 3% is in it, is it safe for long term weight loss? Thanks

Myth.

Wikipedia sums it up nicely:

Aspartame has been found to be safe for human consumption by more than ninety countries worldwide,[49][50] with FDA officials describing aspartame as "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved" and its safety as "clear cut",[51] but has been the subject of several controversies, hoaxes[3] and health scares.[52]

...

A widely circulated email hoax cited aspartame as the cause of numerous diseases.[57] The Center for Disease Control investigated and was unable to find any significant epidemiological associations to serious risk or harm.[58]

The weight of existing scientific evidence indicates that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a non-nutritive sweetener.[6] Reviews conducted by regulatory agencies decades after aspartame was first approved have supported its continued availability.[59]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparta..._controversies

Weight loss? Eating less (ie; reduce portion sizes, cut out processed food) and exercising more. Aspartame shouldn't really feature at all and will have little or no effect on your progress either way.

[MeAndBubbles]

(Original post by Lightingspeed)
Hi, there sweetener called Hermesetas :http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?um=1&...9,r:0,s:0,i:73.

I know that most sweeteners have have Aspartame in it and it is link to so many side effects including cancer and neurological issues. Only 3% is in it, is it safe for long term weight loss? Thanks

Did Donald Rumsfelt bypass FDA regulations so he would gain financial benefit from Aspartame being a success?

http://rense.com/general67/rum.htm

[jami74]

Take a look at Total Sweet, it doesn't contain aspartame as it is natural. I've used it and it looks and tastes just like sugar.

[A Cat]

acidic ph just like sugar. If you want safe long term weight loss look to fruits for your sweet tooth. Melons are tasty. Strawberries are sweet. Just avoid acid.

[ch0c0h01ic]

(Original post by MeAndBubbles)
Did Donald Rumsfelt bypass FDA regulations so he would gain financial benefit from Aspartame being a success?

http://rense.com/general67/rum.htm

Impossible to say but the article from the link you provided is complete tosh anyway.

(Original post by jami74)
Take a look at Total Sweet, it doesn't contain aspartame as it is natural. I've used it and it looks and tastes just like sugar.

Naturalistic fallacy at it's best.

Total sweet/Xylitol is still heavily processed even though it may be derived from a "natural" ingredient.

It is from a group of compounds called "alcohol sugars" which have laxative like effects in excess and can cause bloating, stomach cramps, etc. Best avoided.

[MeAndBubbles]

Well I would support eating a lot more raw foods, eating unprocessed foods. I can imagine maleficent results from not doing so like cancers, brain tumours. I believe the article could be right, I don't see the sanity of people promoting humanity to eat chemicals.

[callum9999]

(Original post by Samrout)
acidic ph just like sugar. If you want safe long term weight loss look to fruits for your sweet tooth. Melons are tasty. Strawberries are sweet. Just avoid acid.

Avoid acid!? Fruits are generally acidic... Not that there is anything remotely wrong with eating "acid"... Many of the essential nutrients we need are acids.

What did you think makes fruit sweet if not sugar?

[A Cat]

(Original post by callum9999)
Avoid acid!? Fruits are generally acidic... Not that there is anything remotely wrong with eating "acid"... Many of the essential nutrients we need are acids.

What did you think makes fruit sweet if not sugar?

the end result in the body is alkaline. Meat is alkaline prior to consumption yet ends up as acidic in the body.

edit: what is wrong with eating acid is that overly acidic conditions of the body - promoted by junk food, processed food, meat, sugar - create ideal (acidic) situations whereby pathogens can flourish.

[silent ninja]

What do you want to sweeten? If it's just tea and cereal, like me, then just stick to basic sucrose. Yes it's unhealthy in large amounts and is 50% fructose which isn't good for you in that form, but a small amount is fine.

Aspartame seems to be fine but like margarine before, I don't trust the long term effects as it's a relatively new food product. Call that paranoia but we've heard plenty of times in the past X is safe only later for this to be refuted.

Cakes and stuff just don't taste the same without sucrose.

Also Stevia i hear is okay. I got the powder once but went back to plain table sugar.

[ch0c0h01ic]

(Original post by silent ninja)
Aspartame seems to be fine but like margarine before, I don't trust the long term effects as it's a relatively new food product. Call that paranoia but we've heard plenty of times in the past X is safe only later for this to be refuted.

...

Also Stevia i hear is okay....

It has been around for almost half a century (longer than Stevia) and is one of the most heavily studied food additives in history (if not the most).

[silent ninja]

(Original post by ch0c0h01ic)
It has been around for almost half a century (longer than Stevia) and is one of the most heavily studied food additives in history (if not the most).

But Stevia is a plant.

I didn't realise Aspartame was that old.

[ch0c0h01ic]

(Original post by silent ninja)
But Stevia is a plant.

I didn't realise Aspartame was that old.

Not really, it is a highly processed and highly refined extract.

Even if it was just a plant that doesn't make it "safe" or healthy anyway.

[Lightingspeed]

Thanks for the information, I have already take caution with my meals and exercise.