There's an article going around facebook right now. A Killer In Your Fridge ~ Sweet Poison… A MUST READ
Here's what snopes has to say: FALSE
Let me say, I fully agree with what the article says for me personally. I think that snopes points out that the connections are one of those correlation does not equal causation, if that makes sense. Is there a study out there that actually links the artificial sweeteners to disease (I ask this out of real curiosity not to be cheeky)? I think that's more of the snopes point. I just don't want people going around accusing people of causing diseases in their body because they drink Diet Coke, for example, you know?
Maybe I'm just sensitive about the subject because there seems to be no real link to MS and anything. They think there's a hereditary component, an environmental component and who knows what else. The medical community can't put a firm finger on what the cause is so they can't find a cure and I've been told that all kinds of things will "cure" my MS from drinking certain fruit juices, bee sting therapy, paleolithic diets, cutting out artificial sweeteners (though I never have used them except for the couple of times I got severe headaches), and on and on and on. Snake oils are everywhere. I just hate to see an article that claims that anything is the cause of disease, basically saying that it's a person's fault if they are diseased.
Are artificial sweeteners good for you? No How many other things do we do in a day or eat in a day that aren't good for us? We have to be careful with the claims we make. We also have to be careful not to judge someone else for the problems they have without knowing just how their body works.
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