Sweetners

[Magsy]

Hi all, Silly question i know but is it still ok to use sweetners in tea, coffee etc x

 

[Big an Bouncy]

Aspartame is not good for anyone so try to wean yourself off sweet tastes.Google Aspartame its bad stuff!

 

[Magsy]

Thanks sweetie, good to know its why i check lol x

 

[TwinkleTwinkle]

Aspartame ihttp://www.wlsurgery.com/images3/editor/menupop.gifs not good for anyone so try to wean yourself off sweet tastes.Google Aspartame its bad stuff!

This may not be as hard as you may imagine, Magsy ... I have found 6 days post op that everything tastes different so have taken this opportunity to cut sweet stuff such as sweetners in my coffee as if it tastes yuk anyway, why bother, lol. Hopefully when my taste buds adjust I won't want any sweetners anyway. I never have them in tea but for some reason do in coffee xxx

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[lamornamiss]

If it wasn't for sweetners I would have died of thirst by now.
I have tried loads of times to give them up but can't do it

 

[Stellap]

I think if you are going to have sweetners, avoid the aspartame ones - I think Splenda is made from natural sugar and so better for you.

 

[Minoots]

i finallycame off sugar after 50 years of sugar.... (4 spoons in tea/coffee) but am on candarell, reading all this i will now try my best to come off them as well.

 

[Magsy]

Don't know why i am stressing but i know that i would find milky coffee harder to cope with without sweetners. I only have one sugar in tea or coffee so i need to give myself a slap lol What a wimp. Thanks girls always know i can rely on my WL buddies. x

 

[PenelopePink]

There is no "evidence" (i.e proper regulated scientific studies) that aspartame causes any problems. I'm talking about food standards agency, evidence based research. Some people go loopy on it - some people go loopy on cherry tomatoes, though. If you don't have any problems with it and your doctor says you can have it, you need not feel any reason to give it up. They are not for everyone but there is nothing "officially" wrong with them.

Food Standards Agency - Aspartame

 

[Mrs Quiggle]

Not being funny but if we all gave up everything that was supposed to be bad for us we'd never eat or drink anything. Even tap water is supposed to have all the female hormones from women on the pill peeing and the water being re-used, hence the male fertility rate going down.

As for preservatives, at my age, I need all I can get!

Kate xxx

 

[Raynebubble]

Hiya i always would havwo sugars in my tea... then about a year ago i changed to two sweeteners... then went back to sugar.... but since the op i now have only one sweetener in my tea as i find that 2 is too sweet... which seems strange for me who was addcited to chocolate and anything sweet xx

 

[JO28172]

Try only now needing half a sweetner....crazy lol...but just don't like it with none