Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health

This extremely informative book may pinpoint a few health problems your doctor may not be able to explain, which may have seemingly 'popped in from out of nowhere'. There is a lot of scientific jargon, but anyone can match the specific, chemically-derived sweetener to the accounts Dr. Mercola discusses where people consume a 'diet' soda or 'sugar free' treat such as a smoothie, then start having strange to serious - health threatening episodes. He also discusses 'Zero-Calorie' products such as Sucralose and others which include caking agents like Dextrose or Maltodextrin which are in fact - sugars themselves. He points a well-informed finger at the FDA, which due to influences of well-monied special interest groups, can easily be swayed by money rather than protecting our health. Also, shoddy tests (typically performed by the company marketing the sweetener) are often not thorough or leave out those nasty little exceptions that do not point towards a safe product. Since this book is rich with enlightenment, I recommend reading no more than a chapter at a time, unless you can't stop.

All you need to read to take yourself off all artificial sweetners. You know you want to....so read this......so informative and enlightening.

This book was eye-opening. I just wish that I would have read this book years ago. I have done a lot of reading trying to determine what the best sweetener was for me, and this book answered a ton of those questions.I purchased the Kindle addition of this book, and ended up highlighting at least half of it, as it had a lot of information to digest but it was written at a level that was easy to understand.Although I have ultimately discovered that the best sweetener is no sweetener at all, I'm glad that I read this book so that I can help educate others about some of the hazards that exist out there.

Very informative, but sometimes too much medical/chemistry terminology. This book is outdated by several years. However, I found it to still be relevant. I find Dr. Mercola a knowledgeable and straight forward expert (however, I don't drink all his Kool-Aid) :0)

This is very sad that we can no longer trust our government to keep us safe. My daughter died from aspartame disease from consuming to much aspartame. It is a terrible way to die, Donald Rumsfield has killed or caused more people to die from aspartame than Hiltler. Why is it still on the market to destroy people's lives, doesn't our Food and Drug Administration care?

This is one of the best and most comprehensive books I have ever read on the subject of the dangers of aspartame, sucralose and other artificial sweeteners. Dr. Mercola also covers the history of the sugar industry in this book. Every person alive today should read this. A very important book, if you value your health and the health of your loved ones.

There is a lot of literature to read about how to stay healthy, and what to eat and what not to eat. I thought I was improving my diet with Splenda! Not so! Read all you can about the subject and decide for yourself.

Every person should read this book. It is focused on the horrific things involved in artificial sweeteners, but far beyond that is the absolute evil of the FDA. That organization is suppose to be protecting us and is all honesty is doing quite the opposite and not just with foods, but with the pharmaceuticals as well. This was a very eye opening book for me and lead me into much more research. You are being poisoned by the foods you eat that have been approved by the FDA. You owe it to yourself and your family, especially children, to read this book and then share it with your friends.

This book and its DVD are essential study for anyone who thinks that 'diet' drinks are better for you than drinks containing sugar. The finger is pointed especially at Aspartame, which you will find named on most fizzy drinks (other than beer and cider, thank goodness!). The story of the strange way it got permission to be used as a sweetener additive is a story in itself, but when you read the case histories of people who suffered everything from imprisonment to brain tumours following the regular ingestion of this stuff will make your hair stand on end. Worse still, look carefully at the labels and you will find it even in some brands of 'health' foods, such as protein drinks for those doing regular exercise. The aspartame formula seems to go under various names, which doesn't help those of us who may be looking for a healthy drink.

I bought this book as I was worried that after 20 years of diet changes I still could not figure out what the triggers were for my bad migraines. After reading this book I think I know. How scary is it that most manufacturers are not telling the public just how deadly some sweeteners really are? The fact that a lot of retailers in the UK are bowing to government pressure to stop obesity by making squashes and pop sugar free means they are now putting what is in effect deadly poisons into our products scare me a lot. What a book to open your eyes to food and drink manufacturers deceptions!

Good information and helps to understand exactly what sweeteners are made of and how bad they are for your health. Downside- it's all written about the American system.

More people need to know about the effects of aspartame

What an eye opener, it's put me off sweeteners forever.