Up to now there is no evidence for potential danger to health from sucralose. Though you can never be 100% sure about that.

http://www2.coca-cola.com/mail/gooda..._nutrition.pdf

shortened summary for common drinks:

C2 --- 12 apspartame, 12 ace-k, 2 sucralose
Coke Zero 58 asp, 31 ace-k
Diet Coke 125 asp
Diet Cherry 50 asp, 34 ace-k
Sprite Zero 50 asp, 34 ace-k
Diet Mello Yello 38 asp, 86 ace-k

So assuming equal toxicity among sweeteners C2 is healthier than the others as the total dosages are lower.

FWIW, I saw the new Splenda nock off "Altern" at Walmart last weekend. News across the web has it as being of chinese origin and the maker of Splenda thinks the unkown manufacturer is violating one or more patents in making it.

Originally posted by Mana211:
FWIW, I saw the new Splenda nock off "Altern" at Walmart last weekend. News across the web has it as being of chinese origin and the maker of Splenda thinks the unkown manufacturer is violating one or more patents in making it.

Are you kidding me!? A company out of China disregarding laws that pertain to copyrights and patents....this is Unbelievable!

LOL

I think the argument over aspartame vs. sucralose is a "lesser of two evils" debate. Obviously neither of them is going to be ideal, because they are both manufactured rather than natural. But the question should be "which one is LESS bad for you" - I don't think anybody is saying either one is harmless.

[ 04-05-2006, 07:27 PM: Message edited by: Etoile ]

If you are willing to try an artificial chemical sweetener why not try an all natural herb that is 100 times sweeter than sugar NATURALLY, not made in a lab! I have been a huge fan of stevia for a long time now. You can actually bake and cook with it since it can be heated up to 400 degrees without it changing, unlike the chemical sweeteners that shouldn't be heated. I finally got all my family and friends off of diet sodas and chemical sweeteners and they feel amazing. I myself have never been a fan of those nasty chemical sweeteners they have always made me feel sick to my stomach when i ever tried one. Stevia however, is great with no evil side affects....just my 2cents!
Peace & Love & Health to all....choose all natural

Read the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenda

Most of the posts here seem like tacitical posts by someone trying to smere Splenda. All the so called evidence does not pass the snopes bs detector. A mixture of nut jobs and those with interests in the sugar industry.

Sugar we know is bad for you when abused (as is common in our society)
http://wilstar.com/OverCoffee/sugar.htm
http://www.rheumatic.org/sugar.htm

I don't have any agendas, but whenever I drink anything with Splenda I get heartburn