Is Splenda bad for you? // Dietitian Explains Artificial Sweeteners (Episode 1)

Does Splenda or Sucralose raise our blood sugar, cause weight gain, affect our microbiome, cause headaches? I give you all the FACTS! I didn’t discuss cancer because there’s NO research showing any link there. Choosing/not choosing a sweetener is a personal choice which only YOU can make. I recommend seeing a Registered Dietitian if you have questions about applying this information!
* 3:33 mg not grams

References:
Berry, C., Brusick, D., Cohen, S. M., Hardisty, J. F., Grotz, V. L., & Williams, G. M. (2016). Sucralose Non-Carcinogenicity: A Review of the Scientific and Regulatory Rationale.

Bruyère, O., Ahmed, S. H., Atlan, C., Belegaud, J., Bortolotti, M., Canivenc-Lavier, M.-C., … Margaritis, I. (2015). Review of the nutritional benefits and risks related to intense sweeteners. Archives of Public Health, 73(1). doi: 10.1186/s13690-015-0092-x

Effects of the Non-Nutritive Sweeteners on Glucose Metabolism and Appetite Regulating Hormones: Systematic Review of Observational Prospective Studies and Clinical Trials. Alonso Romo-Romo-Carlos Aguilar-Salinas-Griselda Brito-Córdova-Rita Díaz-David Valentín-Paloma Almeda-Valdes - Plos One - 2016

Effect of the artificial sweetener, sucralose, on small intestinal glucose absorption in healthy human subjects. Ma J, Chang J, Checklin HL, Young RL, Jones KL, Horowitz M, Rayner CK European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2018)

Lack of effect of sucralose on glucose homeostasis in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Grotz VL, Henry RR, McGill JB, Prince MJ, Shamoon H, Trout JR, Pi-Sunyer FX J Am Diet Assoc. 2003

Sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages and intrahepatic fat: A randomized controlled trial. Vanessa Campos-Camille Despland-Vaclav Brandejsky-Roland Kreis-Philippe Schneiter-Arnaud Chiolero-Chris Boesch-Luc Tappy - Obesity - 2015

Different postprandial acute response in healthy subjects to three strawberry jams varying in carbohydrate and antioxidant content: a randomized, crossover trial. Idoia Ibero-Baraibar-Marta Cuervo-Santiago Navas-Carretero-Itziar Abete-M. Zulet-J. Martinez - European Journal of Nutrition - 2013

Effects of oral ingestion of sucralose on gut hormone response and appetite in healthy normal-weight subjects. H Ford-V Peters-N Martin-M Sleeth-M Ghatei-G Frost-S Bloom - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 2011

Abou-Donia MB, El-Masry EM, Abdel-Rahman AA, McLendon RE, Schiffman SS. Splenda alters gut microflora and increases intestinal p-glycoprotein and cytochrome p-450 in male rats. J Toxicol Environ Health 2008

Short-term consumption of sucralose, a nonnutritive sweetener, is similar to water with regard to select markers of hunger signaling and short-term glucose homeostasis in women. Andrew Brown-Michelle Brown-Kristine Onken-Donald Beitz - Nutrition Research - 2011

A randomized controlled trial contrasting the effects of 4 low-calorie sweeteners and sucrose on body weight in adults with overweight or obesity. Kelly Higgins-Richard Mattes - The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 2019

Artificial sweeteners and glucose intolerance: a dietitians’ perspective
Leonie Garden-Kim Paterson - Practical Diabetes - 2015

Effects of Sweeteners on the Gut Microbiota: A Review of Experimental Studies and Clinical Trials Francisco Javier Ruiz-Ojeda,1,2,4 Julio Plaza-Díaz,1,2,4 Maria Jose Sáez-Lara,2,3 and Angel Gil1,2,4,5 2019

Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota. Jotham Suez-Tal Korem-David Zeevi-Gili Zilberman-Schapira-Christoph Thaiss-Ori Maza-David Israeli-Niv Zmora-Shlomit Gilad-Adina Weinberger-Yael Kuperman-Alon Harmelin-Ilana Kolodkin-Gal-Hagit Shapiro-Zamir Halpern-Eran Segal-Eran Elinav - Nature - 2014

Critical review of the current literature on the safety of sucralose
Bernadene Magnuson-Ashley Roberts-Earle Nestmann - Food and Chemical Toxicology - 2017

Migraine Triggered By Sucralose-a Case Report

Sucralose and Migraine

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[xy]

BOSS ! I watched many videos on Splenda and this one actually mentions studies and takes a scientific approach...thanks so much.

[HelpMyDiabetes]

Thank you for an evidence-based analysis on this important topic!

[EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

I think it does have some affect on your gut bacteria. I often get the bad kind that produce a lot of odorless gas. Drinking tea with Sucralose actually makes me feel better when that happens. Of course Probiotics or Yogurt is a better option.

[irfankoifish]

This is so well done and you make it so simple to understand. Thank you!! 🥺💖

[rockymodzdiy]

This Women is literally beautiful inside out.

[shawnssojazzy]

So, it’s safe to say that I’m ok consuming 2 packs of Splenda with my morning cup of coffee while IF.

[Ali-kfbd]

I wonder if you can explain how much we actually know about gut micro biome as it relates to obesity. For example, is having a "bad" gut microbiome actually linked to obesity? What if I have a bad gut microbiome but I eat LOTS of fibrous vegetables and fruits and a modest amount of minimally processed dairy and lean meat along with my artificial sweeteners? Would I still be doomed to have a bad metabolism and poor glucose control? Do you think an overall healthy diet would counterbalance the issues of too much sucralose/aspartmae/stevia and still lead to a healthy gut?

[AldyDuffield]

Is there any research related to cancer? Or other chronic issues?

[Fearless_DoGooder]

There is certain artificial sweeteners that are seeing to make me hungrier. Regardless of what the non-conclusive research says.

[charlenehuttner]

I was told this by someone who is a dietician (I was seeing her about weight loss) that Splenda is bad for your liver. I didn't see you touch on this I am curious if this is accurate information. Also, I am curious about how artificial sugars affect those with diabetes and I hoping you discuss this in one of your videos. Looking forward to the one on Stevia since that is my artificial sweetener of choice :) BTW your videos are very informative and I appreciate you delving into different studies!

[terencemckinnon]

Spenda/Sucralose upset my stomach and gives me awful gas.I advise not to use. I read all labels. Stevia and Monk sugar.

[marcimolina]

How many sachet (amount) of splenda is good for a day? Thanks watching from Philippines

[ssjjc]

Very Interesting! Do you yourself consume artificial sweeteners and if so do you consume Splenda?

[sharmilasikindar]

I'm not a person who takes artificial sweeteners I came here because I saw 'sucralose' in my protein powder is it safe for me? Your video is very helpful BOSS!