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Does anyone know if Splenda is good, bad, or neutral to our birds? Since Callie is vitamin A deficient, and won't eat sweet potatoes, carrots, etc., no matter how they're presented to her, I thought sprinkling some sweetener on them might make them more palatable to her. I don't want to use brown sugar, though, since sugar really is a poison to all complex organisms. Comments?
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re: Splenda?
Chris- Posts : 591
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Carol- Admin
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Because I'm unsure and I've heard bad things about what it can do to people I would say no.
Chris- Posts : 591
Join date : 2011-02-23
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Splenda? I don't mean NutriSweet, or aspartame. I can't use that myself unless I want to get seizures. What bad things have you heard about Splenda? 
Gail- Posts : 29
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After reading this article, I would not feed splenda to anyone... certainly not to my birds.
I found this information online... and including the link at the bottom so you can read more.... Hope you find this info helpful.
Splenda is different from other sweeteners in that it claims to be ‘made from sugar,’ and ‘natural,’ because Splenda is the trade name for sucralose. Sucralose is a synthetic compound, which — without going into too much scientific detail –is basically sugar modified by adding chlorine atoms. Sucralose, incidentally, was discovered in the 1970s by researchers looking to create a new pesticide. Chlorine is added to many products – drinking water, for example – and does not necessarily render the product dangerous. On the other hand, you are ingesting chlorine, which is not advised in large amounts.
The reason Splenda produces no calories, is that the majority passes through the body without being digested. Most studies show that only around 15% of Splenda is actually digested. The worrisome fact for some researchers is that people with healthier GI systems, will absorb more of the Splenda, and thus more of the dangerous chlorine.
The results of the tests done by Splenda’s manufacturers, McNeil Nutritionals, are also quite worrisome. Their studies revealed that test rodents suffered from dangerous side effects such as shrunken thymus glands, and enlarged livers and kidneys … and there were only short term studies. No long term studies were performed before Splenda was approved by the FDA. One could say that the long-term study is being conducted in households and supermarkets across America, with consumers as the test rodents.
http://www.steviacafe.net/dangers-of-splenda
I found this information online... and including the link at the bottom so you can read more.... Hope you find this info helpful.
Splenda is different from other sweeteners in that it claims to be ‘made from sugar,’ and ‘natural,’ because Splenda is the trade name for sucralose. Sucralose is a synthetic compound, which — without going into too much scientific detail –is basically sugar modified by adding chlorine atoms. Sucralose, incidentally, was discovered in the 1970s by researchers looking to create a new pesticide. Chlorine is added to many products – drinking water, for example – and does not necessarily render the product dangerous. On the other hand, you are ingesting chlorine, which is not advised in large amounts.
The reason Splenda produces no calories, is that the majority passes through the body without being digested. Most studies show that only around 15% of Splenda is actually digested. The worrisome fact for some researchers is that people with healthier GI systems, will absorb more of the Splenda, and thus more of the dangerous chlorine.
The results of the tests done by Splenda’s manufacturers, McNeil Nutritionals, are also quite worrisome. Their studies revealed that test rodents suffered from dangerous side effects such as shrunken thymus glands, and enlarged livers and kidneys … and there were only short term studies. No long term studies were performed before Splenda was approved by the FDA. One could say that the long-term study is being conducted in households and supermarkets across America, with consumers as the test rodents.
http://www.steviacafe.net/dangers-of-splenda
Chris- Posts : 591
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Lovely. Well, in my case -- ya' gotta die from something! But, I definitely won't give it to Callie. Thanks for the info, Gail. I appreciate it!
Carol- Admin
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Thanks Gail I tried to find the info I read. I'm glad someone is on the ball this week. 
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