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Sweetener saccharin shows surprise power against antibiotic resistance

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Post by latchkey »

hinkley wrote: post #27
latchkey wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My problem with monk fruit extracts is that they tend to be full of erythritol (even listing them as the first ingredient [0]), which tends to wreck my stomach. I was in a super market once and not a single product on the shelf was pure monk fruit. [0] https://www.amazon.com/RAW-Natural-Sweetener-Erythritol-Suga...

I think they’re using erythritol because it’s not toxic to pets which some of the other sugar alcohols are, and disastrously so. But all of the sugar alcohols can mess with your gut biome. Mine went nasty during the previous recession when I was chewing gum for TMJ related problems.

I'm confused, google says monk fruit is ok for pets. Regardless, who's feeding this stuff to their pets?

I love fishermans friend, but I think the sorbitol is guaranteed excessive flatulence.

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Post by meroes »

jader201 wrote: post #20

These days, about the only liquid you can consume without controversy is water. Some say coffee is good for you (in moderation), some say it's bad for you. Some say certain alcoholic drinks are good for you (in moderation), some say no amount of alcohol is good. Some say some artificial sweeteners have benefits, some say all of them are toxic. Some think fruit juices are good for you, because fruit. Some (most) say t…

But if the water has fluoride…maybe that’s making your teeth brittle! (Or worse if you’re condemned to believe RFK types)

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Post by leoh »

jader201 wrote: post #20

These days, about the only liquid you can consume without controversy is water. Some say coffee is good for you (in moderation), some say it's bad for you. Some say certain alcoholic drinks are good for you (in moderation), some say no amount of alcohol is good. Some say some artificial sweeteners have benefits, some say all of them are toxic. Some think fruit juices are good for you, because fruit. Some (most) say t…

>I guess I'll stick to drinking water. But I'm sure there's a reason why that's bad for me.

Micro-plastics, fluoride.. ;)

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Post by bko »

jader201 wrote: post #20

These days, about the only liquid you can consume without controversy is water. Some say coffee is good for you (in moderation), some say it's bad for you. Some say certain alcoholic drinks are good for you (in moderation), some say no amount of alcohol is good. Some say some artificial sweeteners have benefits, some say all of them are toxic. Some think fruit juices are good for you, because fruit. Some (most) say t…

Naw, that's just big waters psy-op getting you to buy their nectar to fill up the Pacific ocean with plastic.

In all seriousness, I met people that essentially don't drink water. They get water through food. Give them a glass during dinner and it goes untouched. I don't think it's because they're lazy and don't want to get up and fill up their water. It's just that they're not thirsty. It's really quite fascinating

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Post by Galatians4_16 »

jader201 wrote: post #20

These days, about the only liquid you can consume without controversy is water. Some say coffee is good for you (in moderation), some say it's bad for you. Some say certain alcoholic drinks are good for you (in moderation), some say no amount of alcohol is good. Some say some artificial sweeteners have benefits, some say all of them are toxic. Some think fruit juices are good for you, because fruit. Some (most) say t…

> These days, about the only liquid you can consume without controversy is water.

Tapwater, or artesian well water?

Magnitically left-spun water, or ionically charged crystal-dipped water?

Hermetically sealed water, or Gnostically gestated water?

Distilled or deionated?

Choose wisely.

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Post by BobaFloutist »

SoftTalker wrote: post #11
teslabox wrote: post #7

Saccharin 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…

All these artificial sweeteners taste terrible to me. A very "chemical" taste and especially smell to all of them, reminds me of insecticide. For carbonated beverages, I prefer plain carbonated water, though sometimes I will buy a flavored (but unsweetened) variety.

They taste weird to me too but I'm not convinced it's an absolute quality rather than just unfamiliarity

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Post by muongold »

ender341341 wrote: post #28
jader201 wrote: post #20

These days, about the only liquid you can consume without controversy is water. Some say coffee is good for you (in moderation), some say it's bad for you. Some say certain alcoholic drinks are good for you (in moderation), some say no amount of alcohol is good. Some say some artificial sweeteners have benefits, some say all of them are toxic. Some think fruit juices are good for you, because fruit. Some (most) say t…

> Some say certain alcoholic drinks are good for you (in moderation), some say no amount of alcohol is good. From what I've read it seems likely that any amount of alcohol is bad for you, most of the studies that show moderate as good for you make the mistake of only have 'sober', 'moderate' & 'heavy' drinking, but if you look at the 'sober' folks there's a heavy mix of "I don't drink because I'm in recovery" or othe…

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