artificial sweetner..i better cut back,way back

88-1175 · Sep 22, 2015

I only use artificial sweetners in all my drinks and cooking.i drink 1 full gallon of iced tea or kool aid every day,7 days a week.each gal I put 25 pack in,so that's 175 a week,i use 2 everyday in coffee,up to 189 per week.go out for supper 4 nights a week,3 glasses of tea 2 packs each glass up to 213 per week.thats just what im absolutely positive of,213 packs of sweet n low a week.i gatta cut back,way back...

Den N Ms · Sep 22, 2015

11,076 a year WOW!

showcrop · Sep 22, 2015

Work harder! Get thirstier! When I get thirsty I don't want anything sweet, just really cold water.

sd pete · Sep 22, 2015

I drink water. The original low calorie drink.

88-1175 · Sep 22, 2015

that's a very accurate number I gave,hard to believe when I add it up.lots of hot summer days I drink 1 1/2-2 gal of tea too

CKain(MI) · Sep 22, 2015

'artificial' is not healthy.. and the sweeteners tend to make one hungary !
research says.

MarkB_MI · Sep 22, 2015

I don't understand how anyone can drink sweetened tea, let alone with artificial sweetener. Try drinking your iced tea straight for a week and you'll never go back.

used red MN · Sep 22, 2015

The general consensus is that aspartame in not a very healthy ingredient.

OH Boy · Sep 22, 2015

You must be the sweetest guy in town!

jimg.allentown · Sep 22, 2015

WOW!!! That is a LOT of Aspartame. In my opinion, that stuff is POISON and should be banned. They banned saccharin and cyclamates for less.
Then there is that bitter aftertaste. YUCK!!!
If you are really trying to poison yourself, there are quicker methods. Strychnine, cyanide and warfarin come to mind.

Janicholson · Sep 22, 2015

Nu-Stevia is a natural sweetener that is not problematic. it is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Give it a whirl to see if it is a fit with your taste buds. Jim
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charlie n · Sep 22, 2015

Ya the sweetener is bad,but what your drinkin is the perfect recipe for kidney stones.

notjustair · Sep 22, 2015

I couldn't agree more. That stuff is NO GOOD. I am kind of starting to get away from things that have a lot of chemicals in it. Sure, a box of Mac and cheese is tasty, but Lordy that's full of things I can't pronounce. If the good Lord had intended us to eat aspartame he would have made it into a plant we could squish like sugar cane.

I read somewhere that your body doesn't know the difference between fake sugar and the real thing. You aren't doing yourself any favors.

retired farmer · Sep 22, 2015

At that rate it is a wonder you are still breathing.

Mark - IN. · Sep 22, 2015

Isn't that stuff flammable? Seriously. If you open a packet and sprinkle over an open flame, won't it go...WOOF or POOF? You really ingest that much? Better not go near an open flame or you're liable to go off like a grain elevator dust explosion...KABOOM.

Mark

D beatty · Sep 22, 2015

They still make sweetners with saccharin in it. I got away from sweetners with Aspartame and saccharin years ago and use Splenda now.

GordoSD · Sep 22, 2015

Try pouring a 12 oz glass of lemonade, adding two teaspoons of Lipton iced tea powder. You'll never go back. LOL

4play · Sep 22, 2015

You can read pros and cons about all the sweeteners, it seems they are either good or bad for you depending on how you want to take it.

The thing is using that much sweetener may or may not be bad for you, but using the equivalent amount in real sugar is definitely not the best either.

rview_ · Sep 23, 2015

(quoted from post at 01:23:55 09/23/15) Nu-Stevia is a natural sweetener that is not problematic. it is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Give it a whirl to see if it is a fit with your taste buds. Jim
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Some people have issues, including myself. Body pain including bad back ache every time I try it, headache, stomach ache, etc. Also, it is a member of the ragweed family if I recall correctly, anyway, some people are allergic. I do like the taste of it though....

Also Splenda causes severe dry mouth shortly after I try it persisting into the next day. Aspartame is the only one I don't notice anything with, but I rarely use it.

jimg.allentown · Sep 23, 2015

Back in the late 1960s or early 1970s, the FDA banned saccharin. Some time after, cyclamates were also banned. Both were considered to be carcinogens. Later, some time in the 1980s I think, saccharin was allowed back on the market in limited amounts. At first, it was by prescription only. Mostly, diabetics needed artificial sweeteners for dietary and health reasons. These days, artificial sweeteners are commonplace, and they should not be.

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