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Sugar substitutes and the potential danger of Splenda — References
References
1 To get a taste of FDA bias toward artificial sweeteners versus more natural alternatives such as Stevia rebaudiana, see: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsugar.html (Henkel, J. 1999 [Rev. 2004, 2006]. “Sugar substitutes: Americans opt for sweetness and lite”), in which J&J’s promotional language is parroted: “Sucralose tastes like sugar because it is made from table sugar.”
2 See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucralose (accessed 05.26.2006)
3 National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS). 2003. Full Public Report: Splenda/Sucralose. p. 9. PDF: http://www.nicnas.gov.au/publications/car/new/ex/exfullr/ex0000fr/ex43fr.pdf (accessed 05.26.2006).
4 USFDA Department of Health and Human Services (1998). Final rule sucralose. 21 CFR Part 172 (63) 164717–16433.
5 Sham, C., 2005. Splenda — a safe and a sweet alternative to sugar. Nutrition Bytes, 10 (2), Article 5. URL: http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1136&context=uclabiolchem/nutritionbytes (accessed 05.26.2006).
6 Roberts, A., et al. 2000. Sucralose metabolism and pharmacokinetics in man. Food & Chemical Toxicology, 38 (S2), 31–41. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=10882816 (accessed 11.26.2007).
7 Johnson & Johnson. 08.23.2005 (press release [accessed 05.25.2006]). Makers of SPLENDA® (sucralose) brand sweeteners modernize a time-old tradition: School bake sale fundraisers with a lower-sugar version.
8 Source for per-capita sugar data: http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/236_per_capita_consumption
_of_major_food.html (accessed 01.31.2007).
9 [No author listed.] 2007. Weekly comment. Why all the fuss about stevia? URL: http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=81612&m=1NIEN26&c=uzuhcbwlwpxgpva (accessed 11.26.2007).
Sahalian, R., & Gates, D. 2004. The Stevia cookbook: Cooking with nature’s calorie-free sweetener. NY: Avery Publishing Group.
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Sugar substitutes and Splenda
Original Publication Date: 03/14/2006
Last Modified: 01/15/2008
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet