I am not familiar with it and its structure so I’d greatly appreciate if any of you who is knowledgable on sucralose give me some details. I happen to see it on a few labels of products I use.
Thanks in advance!
The only concerns that I’ve been able to find that have a scientific basis have to do with the impact of your gut microbiome.
Sucralose and gut health. Your gastrointestinal tract (GI), or microbiome, is home to lots of different kinds of helpful bacteria. These bacteria help your body to maintain a healthy immune system. Some studies have shown that sucralose can change your gut microbiome by lowering the number of good bacteria by half.
Research done on animals shows that sucralose can also increase inflammation in the body. Over time, inflammation can lead to problems like obesity and diabetes. Since these studies have only been done on rodents, more research needs to be done to understand how humans can be affected by sucralose.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-to-know-about-sucralose
The right question should be: what’s the impact of sucralose on the human body?
You’re starting with the assumption that sucralose is bad, so people will give you all the reasons why it’s bad, but not why it’s good and used in your food.
Anything, in the wrong amount, is bad.
I use it everyday since years for cooking and it’s in all the protein powders that I use . I’m still alive and in good health. You need minimum amounts,how can that impact your health? It’s 600 times sweeter than sugar. Unless you use splenda,that is mixed with maltodextrine and it’s not that good. I buy pure sucralose and I make my liquid sweetener myself with it. I use two drops in my french toast in the morning and a few drops when I bake some baked oats
It made me binge on my whey protein these past few days (and drinking 10L+ of water daily surely isn’t great), crave sugar like crazy and made me a lot hungrier overall, so there’s that.
First and last time I tried sucralose.
It is horrible. It is linked to epileptic seizures. That and aspartame.
Sucralose is in many energy drinks and low sugar/sugar free products - usually the last one or two ingredients listed on the nutritional facts.
Unfortunately many brands have it in their products which is disappointing especially when there are alternatives like stevia, monk fruit powder, and a number of sugar alcohols. (I think Stevia has a bad aftertaste although)