I've become wary of artificial sweetners (thought I will still consume them). In most cases, I try to use real sugar, just not as much as I might have in the past.
The reason for this is that Splenda is actually a combination of sucralose and maltodextrin. The latter has an incredibly high glycemic index, which should more or less be avoided by just about everyone. Sucralose itself is relatively decent, but I'm seeing more products using Splenda instead of just sucralose. Aspartame is just simply disgusting and I can't fathom how anyone can say it tastes good (whether it's past due or not). But that's just me.
Personally I think it makes more sense to consume natural sugars and avoid alot of the refined and artificial crap. This includes High Fructose Corn Syrup, which I'm convinced is possibly the most damaging substance in our food chain.
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