Doctor Blog--Splenda
This week, an older patient came in to have a third degree burn looked at after
having spilled hot coffee on her thigh.
Initially, I thought it was a run-of-the-mill type of problem until I started talking
to her.
She had poured herself a cup of coffee (hot, of course) and, since she sits in
a wheelchair most of the day (she has rheumatoid arthritis), she put the
coffee cup on her thigh to add the creamer and Splenda to it. She was
steadying it with one hand and reaching for the Splenda with the other.
When she poured the Splenda into the cup of hot coffee, it began to foam.
A lot. It foamed enough that it created a volcano effect and her hot coffee
literally exploded onto her thigh.
She started developing blisters almost immediately. Fortunately, her Home
Health Nurse came in at just about that time and was able to give her
First Aid right away.
She told me that she contacted the company that produces Splenda and
they confirmed that this type of thing has been known to happen.
Another friend of hers also confirmed that a similar incident had
happened to her as well.
So, for those of you who use Splenda, you might be very careful when you
add it to a hot liquid. Also, be very careful to keep a hot cup of anything as far
away from skin as possible while preparing the beverage.
Let your friends and family know to take great care.
If you know of any other incidents, please incude them in the comment
section of this entry.
I personally advise all my patients to stay away from artifical sweetners.
Splenda is the trade name for sucralose, a synthetic compound discovered in 1976 by scientists in Britain seeking a new PESTISIDE formulation. The Splenda molecule is comprised of sucrose (sugar) — BUT three of the hydroxyl groups in the molecule have been replaced by three chlorine atoms.
The manufacturer’s own short-term studies showed that sucralose caused shrunken thymus glands and enlarged livers and kidneys in rodents. The FDA decided that because these studies weren’t based on human test animals, they were not conclusive.
Observational evidence shows that there are side effects of Splenda, including skin rashes/flushing, panic-like agitation, dizziness and numbness, diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, intestinal cramping, bladder issues, and stomach pain. These show up in people who have an allergy or sensitivity to the sucralose molecule. But no one can say to what degree consuming Splenda affects the rest of us.
Does this sounds familiar? We went down the same path with aspartame, the main ingredient in Equal and NutraSweet. Almost all of the independent research into aspartame found dangerous side effects in rodents. The FDA chose not to take these findings into account when it approved aspartame for public use. Researchers and physicians studied the adverse effects of aspartame and found the following chronic illnesses can be triggered or worsened by ingesting of aspartame
The manufacturer of Splenda did short-term studies that showed sucralose caused shrunken thymus glands and enlarged livers and kidneys in rodents. The FDA decided that because these studies weren’t based on human test animals, they were not conclusive.
In Better Health,
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