Sweetener saccharin shows surprise power against antibiotic resistance
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#3Isn’t saccharine toxic?
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#4Isn’t saccharine toxic?
I think so. Seems also toxic to bacteria!
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#5Isn’t saccharine toxic?
The dose makes the poison. It doesn't sound THAT toxic, but enough to be a bad idea for sweeteners. But I'd bet the antibiotic itself has more toxicity!
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#6Isn’t saccharine toxic?
There were some suspected links to cancer but they were found to not be a risk at normal intake levels.
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#7Saccharin was the first artificial sweetener, discovered in 1879. It was popular in the early 20th century, and is available today as Sweet'n'Low or "the pink packet" (generics). The chemical has an advocacy group: https://saccharin.org/ - the latest news is that Canadians can now use saccharin too (2016). Walmart and Amazon have boxes of bulk sweet'n'low for baking/etc.
~4 weeks ago I reposted a submission about Aspartame: Aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis through insulin-triggered inflammation (sciencedirect.com) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43313574
My comment tried to put saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame potassium and sucralose into context. Aspartame is not heat stable, so it's often combined with acesulfame-K. The diet soda industry standardized on aspartame in the 1980's because saccharin has a metallic aftertaste. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43313575
I think saccharin is probably the safest of all the artificial sweeteners. Stevia and monk fruit extracts (herbal sweeteners) are probably okay too, as long as you're not allergic to them.
If you want to try saccharin-sweetened beverages, I've noticed that zero sugar tonic waters at my local grocery store (brand name and generic) use saccharin.
Re: Sweetener saccharin shows surprise power against antibiotic resistance
#8Isn’t saccharine toxic?
So is any prescription pill if you're not respecting the dosage the docs prescribed...
Re: Sweetener saccharin shows surprise power against antibiotic resistance
#9Saccharin was the first artificial sweetener, discovered in 1879. It was popular in the early 20th century, and is available today as Sweet'n'Low or "the pink packet" (generics). The chemical has an advocacy group: https://saccharin.org/ - the latest news is that Canadians can now use saccharin too (2016). Walmart and Amazon have boxes of bulk sweet'n'low for baking/etc. ~4 weeks ago I reposted a submission about Asp…
One important thing to mention about the history of saccharin is that it was the subject of a big scare in the 70s and 80s because rat studies showed it caused cancer. Later research revealed that the link between saccharin and cancer was much more tenuous in humans than originally suggested, and the sweetener is generally considered safe today.
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#10Isn’t saccharine toxic?
It is banned in India for Ice Creams & frozen Lollies / Ice Pops, but allowed within limit for general use (soda, bubble gums, packaged juice, etc).
Health department officials said, "Saccharin is harmful to children especially those under 14 years. It affects bones badly. These ice candies are sold in rural areas and their sale picks up during summer"
Some ice cream producers prefer to use saccharin as it is quite cheaper in comparison to sugar. To earn heavy profits during summer when the demand for ice candies goes up significantly, some of the ice cream producers use saccharin. Officials said that saccharin is more than 300 times sweeter than sucrose (sugar), the officials said.