THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SAFE DOSAGE OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

Witness June 02, 2023

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SAFE DOSAGE OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

Some people think that they can get away with using small amounts of harmful substances every once in a while, but a new study suggests that applying this approach to sucralose could give you cancer.

An Italian research study has linked the artificial sweetener Splenda, which contains sucralose, with a higher risk of leukemia and other cancers.

Sucralose is estimated to be as much as 650 times sweeter than table sugar by weight depending on what it is mixed into. It was approved by the FDA in 1998 in a limited number of foods and beverages before gaining blanket approval the following year.

Unlike many other artificial sweeteners, sucralose is soluble in both water and alcohol, which means it can be used in a broad range of foods and drinks. In 2011, sucralose made up 27.9 percent of the global high-potency sweetener market, which was estimated to be worth $1.146 billion.

STUDY SHOWS POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN SUCRALOSE AND CANCER

In the Italian study, the researchers divided 457 male and 396 female mice into groups receiving sucralose at 0, 500, 2,000, 8,000 and 16,000 parts per million (ppm) in their feed.

The rates of malignant cancer in the study's male mice rose with the amount of Splenda they consumed. The male mice that were fed 2,000 ppm and 16,000 ppm of the sweetener also had a much higher rate of leukemia.

The research team from the Ramazzini Institute wrote: "These findings do not support previous data that sucralose is biologically inert."

The researchers' findings prompted them to call for an "urgent" follow-up to investigate just how harmful the substance is.

The makers of Splenda, Heartland Food Products Group, have refuted the claim by casting doubt on the study's reliability. They claim that the researchers gave the mice doses of sucralose that exceed the acceptable daily intake for humans. Nevertheless, some researchers are quick to point out that the dosage is irrelevant.

Dr. Lisa Lefferts of the Center for Science in the Public Interest was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: "Even if you consume less, that doesn't mean there's no problem. When something causes cancer at high doses, it generally causes cancer at lower doses, the risk is just smaller."

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