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Re:Chemists Were Wrong About Splenda by SEJeff on Friday June 17, 2016 @02:45PM (#11924684)
opium (for heroine) and coca (used for cocaine) are also natural. Being natural != being healthy.
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Re:Chemists Were Wrong About Splenda by technojunkie on Friday June 17, 2016 @02:47PM (#11924714)
In strict moderation and control, both of these can be used to treat various problems with our bodies without severe side effects. I wasn't arguing that it's necessarily healthy because it's natural.
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Re:Chemists Were Wrong About Splenda by jklinger410 on Friday June 17, 2016 @03:44PM (#11925100)
But opium and cocaine have strong medicinal qualities.
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Re:Chemists Were Wrong About Splenda by SEJeff on Saturday June 18, 2016 @02:58PM (#11930056)
Sure is inconvenient when facts disagree:

www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/11/481641640/more-than-ever-americans-are-dying-by-accident

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Re:Chemists Were Wrong About Splenda by jklinger410 on Saturday June 18, 2016 @03:17PM (#11930137)
The fact that people overuse those drugs does not negate their medicinal qualities.

I'm kind of baffled at this comment.

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