Chemists Were Wrong About Splenda

Re:Chemists Were Wrong About Splenda by ergothus on Friday June 17, 2016 @02:52PM (#11924755)

I get your point, but as the above poster said, often the body's way of dealing with things is to suffer and/or die. So...how is having an existing way to "deal with it" terribly helpful?

(Not trolling, seeking honest clarification)

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Re:Chemists Were Wrong About Splenda by christophilus on Friday June 17, 2016 @03:35PM (#11925041)

Yeah. I think the "natural" people aren't saying all natural things are better than all man-made things. e.g. Poison ivy tea isn't better for you than Pepsi.

But, looking at what generations of long-lived people tend to eat[1] is probably a reasonable guide to nutrition and health. Manufactured/artificial stuff simply isn't on that list since that stuff hasn't been around long enough to be part of a multi-generational study.

[1] https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100...

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