[SpamCop-Social] Re: well they've chosen the new Pope

[Heidi]

"David Dean" <ozchzhq02 at sneakemail.com> wrote in message
news:ozchzhq02-38104D.09225601052005 at frylock.local...
>    Splenda and Aspertame, I use splenda at home to make iced tea, and I
> drink diet soda while away from home. (There are a few made with Splenda
> but most made with aspertame.) My exercise regimen didn't change, my
> diet didn't change. (except for switching to diet beverages) What else
> could have been the reason?

Well, the fact that you were no longer ingesting all that sugar probably is
the reason. What you're *replacing* the sugar with is not exactly healthy,
but not consuming sugar will give you the same results.

http://www.mercola.com/article/sugar/dangers_of_sugar.htm#

      76 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health

      Contributed by Nancy Appleton, Ph.D
      Author of the book Lick The Sugar Habit

      In addition to throwing off the body's homeostasis, excess sugar may
result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is a
listing of some of sugar's metabolic consequences from a variety of medical
journals and other scientific publications.

        1.. Sugar can suppress your immune system and impair your defenses
against infectious disease.1,2

        2.. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in your body: causes
chromium and copper deficiencies and interferes with absorption of calcium
and magnesium. 3,4,5,6

        3.. Sugar can cause can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline,
hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in
children.7,8

        4.. Sugar can produce a significant rise in total cholesterol,
triglycerides and bad cholesterol and a decrease in good
cholesterol.9,10,11,12

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