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Sucralose: Tasty Sweetener or Ticking Time Bomb?
Not so sweet

by Shane Ellison

Ever wonder if artificial sweeteners containing sucralose are safe? The following facts should answer that question once and for all.

Sucralose, which is 600 times sweeter than sugar, is made with chlorine. Chlorine has a split personality. It can be harmless or it can be life threatening.

In combination with sodium, chlorine forms a harmless ionic bond to yield table salt. Sucralose makers often highlight this worthless fact to defend its safety. Apparently, they missed the second day of Chemistry 101 — the day they teach covalent bonds.

When combined with carbon, the chlorine atom in sucralose forms a covalent bond, which results in the historically deadly organochlorine — or simply, a Really Nasty Form of Chlorine (RNFOC). It is used to make insecticides, pesticides and herbicides. For example, Agent Orange, used in the U.S Army’s herbicidal warfare program, is an RNFOC.

RNFOC compounds wreak havoc on the human body. Because this poison is fat-soluble, it is akin to a ticking time bomb. It invades every nook and cranny of the body. Cell walls and DNA — the genetic map of human life — become nothing more than potential casualties of war when exposed. In general, this results in weakened immune function, irregular heart beat, agitation, shortness of breath, skin rashes, headaches, liver and kidney damage, birth defects, diabetes, cancer, cancer and more cancer — for generations!

Some things are worth dying for. Sucralose is not one of them. I’ll stick to the safe and natural stevia plant to satisfy my occasional sweet tooth.

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[Ed. Note: Shane Ellison is known as "The People's Chemist." He holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis. He is the author of Health Myths Exposed and The Hidden Truth About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs. Get his FREE Life-Saving Health Briefs by clicking here.]