Website review: Envirovore: Eat Your Greens! - Sple...
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ecogeek discovered 4 months ago- From the page: "People who want to avoid genetically engineered sugar this year should think twice about one of the alternatives. Sucralose, or Splenda, is reportedly pervasive in Norway and Sweden's raw and treated wastewater, leaving some scientists worried about the sugar-like substance's effect on the environment. "
- gavinhudson rated 8 weeks ago
- Who knew?? And I thought it was just great for diabetics. :)
- luludji rated 8 weeks ago
- I haven't been able to find the studies mentioned in this article yet, but since Splenda is non-nutritive sweetner (and does not occur naturally) I tend to believe it isn't a good choice. Occasionally I use agave, but most often I use stevia - I get the ground up leaves (green powder) from Rainbow Groceries in San Francisco or at the CoOp in Santa Monica. I don't get the bottle of white powder that is called extract. It has to be processed, because why is it white instead of green?
- GreenLivin rated 2 months ago
- Natures source is always the best option, stay away from engineered foods, it's harming more than just you.
- afroboi rated 2 months ago
- People who want to avoid genetically engineered sugar this year should think twice about one of the alternatives. Sucralose, or Splenda, is reportedly pervasive in Norway and Sweden's wastewater, leaving some scientists worried about the sugar-like substance's effect on the environment. Data shows that Splenda is excreted by humans nearly 100 percent unchanged, and can persist in the environment for years. Some scientists say the substance could change organisms' feeding behaviors and interfere with plant photosynthesis. They report, for example, that it could possibly shut down CO2 uptake in algae. Splenda was approved in the 1990s for human consumption in Canada and the US, followed by EU countries. None of these countries thought it necessary to conduct an environmental impact assessment since the chemical wasn't considered toxic in any way. Now, as questions about the unintended consequences of the chemical's persistence in the environment mount, testing for such impacts may be tricky. As one scientist reported, testing methods for potential impacts of a sugar-like substance on ecosystems don't exist. Sweden has started discussions with the EU about other food additives on the market that may warrant environmental review, citing the lack of inquiry into potential impacts of these substances on the environment.
- BloodHawk rated 4 months ago
- I've been saying for years that splenda is awful. It's an evil substance and this proves it. Sugar tastes so much better than that other shit anyway, and besides your body can break down sugar where as splenda cannot.
- yobaba rated 4 months ago
- Sweden has started discussions with the EU about other food additives on the market that may warrant environmental review, citing the lack of inquiry into potential impacts of these substances on the environment. There is no magic bullet.
- milzika rated 4 months ago
- JUST EAT REAL SUGAR YOU DUMB FUCKS! Stop using exititoxins seriously Its just fucking stupid! "People who want to avoid genetically engineered sugar this year should think twice about one of the alternatives. Sucralose, or Splenda, is reportedly pervasive in Norway and Sweden's wastewater, leaving some scientists worried about the sugar-like substance's effect on the environment. Data shows that Splenda is excreted by humans nearly 100 percent unchanged, and can persist in the environment for years. Some scientists say the substance could change organisms' feeding behaviors and interfere with plant photosynthesis. They report, for example, that it could possibly shut down CO2 uptake in algae. Splenda was approved in the 1990s for human consumption in Canada and the US, followed by EU countries. None of these countries thought it necessary to conduct an environmental impact assessment since the chemical wasn't considered toxic in any way. Now, as questions about the unintended consequences of the chemical's persistence in the environment mount, testing for such impacts may be tricky. As one scientist reported, testing methods for potential impacts of a sugar-like substance on ecosystems don't exist."
- nitwit88 rated 4 months ago
- Go real sugar! (It tastes better anyway... I despise the taste of fake sugar)
- mraei rated 4 months ago
- Just like with GRAS(generally considered as safe) labeling for food ingredients, there should be GRAES(generally considered as environmentally safe) labeling of sorts and an evaluation of environmental impact after consumption.
