Splenda Makes You Fat? Don’t Be Surprised…

Posted on June 29, 2009 
Filed Under Health & Wellness, Science & Medicine, Weight Loss

According to a study published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, consuming Splenda decreases intestinal flora and causes weight gain. Don’t be surprised; most diet substitutes, supplements, remedies, plans, programs and other “miracle” solutions that sound too good to be true simply aren’t true. Users of these products typically react to these kinds of revelations with shock and anger — defending their new favorite products by parroting the same marketing material that convinced them to buy it in the first place. But it shouldn’t be too difficult to believe that corporate America will never out-smart or out-perform Mother Nature.

Your body is a miracle; making chemicals that taste enough  like “real” food to trick the average person is a cheap magic trick. Your body knows what to do with naturally occurring foods — even cane sugar. Your body does not, however, treat artificial products like the real, or natural, product just because your taste buds are tricked. Weight loss and healthy weigh maintenance are not a matter of tricking your tongue; and it really isn’t about limiting yourself, either. True, healthy living starts in your mind and is expressed through your body. A person who is not stressed out all the time will simply not spend their time “self-medicating” with junk food. And a body that isn’t stressed will process food more effectively, as well — assimilating what it needs and eliminating the rest. Though this may not be the most popular line of reasoning among corporate America — the people who feed you taste-bud-tricking-toxins to make a buck — but it is nonetheless true. Your body knows what to do if you let it. That’s always been the case; and no chemist will ever outsmart the Maker of YOU.

So do yourself a favor: Eat real food; eat what you want; eat when you want; and work on eliminating the stress in your life and thoughts. We all know people who eat like birds and exercise like fanatics but can’t seem to lose weight or create a “healthy” appearance. Likewise, we all know people who eat whatever they want, whenever they want, but never gain an ounce. Have you ever considered that the person who eats like a bird is constantly worried and stressed about things — including their body, appearance, weight, and what the food they eat will do to their body? Don’t worry, if you get a handle on the stress in your life, you won’t naturally default to eating as a distraction or a form of self-soothing. Stress management — not sugar substitutes — is the key to a healthy life and to making any weight-loss program produce lasting results.

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