Time magazine's current issue has an article about the dangers of Splenda you should read.Here are some comments about Splenda and the call for hearings on its dangers, written by my friend Elwood Richard, founder of NOW Foods:
From El Richard:
Citizens for Health is asking for support for their petition for a public hearing on Splenda. I agree that objective technical information should be presented not only on Splenda, but every new chemical product that is introduced into our food supply. The Time magazine article (see link) gives some background on Splenda.
Splenda is one of the chemicals about which my biochemistry professor warned us. He said that the carbon chlorine bond is a very strong bond, and that as the carbon linked entity goes thru a host of reactions, the chlorine will remain attached in most of them. Eventually it is likely that some of the carbon chlorine bonded products will metabolize into one of the many toxic carbon chlorine compounds.
As with every novel chemical product that is proposed for introduction into our food supply, the firm owning the patent has a large financial interest in getting approval, and will have a good amount of contract research showing its safety. The public needs to be protected by having good independent research to assure that the contract research is valid.
A public hearing gives independent researchers a chance to be heard.
Elwood Richard, Founder
Now Foods
Read about Splenda at Citizens for Health
Read the Time article titled "How Sweet It Isn't: If artificial sugar is so splendid, why aren't we thin?"
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Dr. David Ross, ND, CNHP, AHG
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