Time Magazine article

[NoNo]

Ok, I have to rant. Just had an exchange with my friend. He eats like a 5 year old and it continually annoys me how poor his nutrition is. Well, he just tried to tell me that Fuze (those horrid "vitamin" drinks pumped out by Coca Cola) is good for you! "Carbs: 1, sugar: 0" Uh, hi. See that little thing called "sucralose"? What exactly do you think that is? "It's not listed as a sugar because it doesn't interact with the body that way sugar does." Yes, because it's pure chemicals! How about the pleasant-sounding acesulfame potassium? Mmmmmm, that sure does sound tasty! That's well worth avoiding 15 calories per teaspoon of pure, natural sugar! Sign me up!

*ugh* People annoy me.

[witeowl]

Yes, because it's pure chemicals!

Whatever you do, stay away from Dihydrogen Monoxide. It's also pure chemicals! But no one talks about this substance. "They" tell you that it's a necessary part of all foods and beverages (it's particularly heavy in beverages), and even have the gall to say that it's a necessary part of good hygiene (as if!) but too much of it has been proven to be fatal, even from only inhalation - not even actually consumption! That's not even the half of it. You really need to read the site to learn about the full dangers from DHMO!

Oh, and after you finish the link I gave you above, you might want to go to Wikipedia to learn more about DHMO.

Since I'm part of the group "people", and therefore I already annoy you, I'm not worried about annoying you more. ; )

[Jolt]

Whatever you do, stay away from Dihydrogen Monoxide. It's also pure chemicals! But no one talks about this substance. "They" tell you that it's a necessary part of all foods and beverages (it's particularly heavy in beverages), and even have the gall to say that it's a necessary part of good hygiene (as if!) but too much of it has been proven to be fatal, even from only inhalation - not even actually consumption! That's not even the half of it. You really need to read the site to learn about the full dangers from DHMO!

Oh, and after you finish the link I gave you above, you might want to go to Wikipedia to learn more about DHMO.

Since I'm part of the group "people", and therefore I already annoy you, I'm not worried about annoying you more. ; )

Highly recommended that you check this out and educate yourself about DHMO.

[witeowl]

Highly recommended that you check this out and educate yourself about DHMO.

You know, I still can't believe that regulatory agencies aren't mandating that DHMO be included on ingredient lists. We can't even properly keep track of our exposure.

[maillotpois]

yup, that stuff'll kill you....

Is that website for real? It is a total crack up. "Given to vicious dogs involved in recent deadly attacks." Snort!

[NoNo]

Laugh all you want, but I don't trust any of those "just like sugar!" sweeteners. If I want something sweetened, I'm going to use sugar, not a sugar-like substance created in a lab. No one knows what the long term effects of these newer, "safer" sweeteners are. Why take the risk? Oh, that's right. The FDA has never approved something that later turned out to be harmful.

[Owlie]

Laugh all you want, but I don't trust any of those "just like sugar!" sweeteners. If I want something sweetened, I'm going to use sugar, not a sugar-like substance created in a lab. No one knows what the long term effects of these newer, "safer" sweeteners are. Why take the risk? Oh, that's right. The FDA has never approved something that later turned out to be harmful.

I agree with you on the sugar substitutes, really. (Trichlorinated sucrose...yum... ) At least I know what real sugar does. I took the DHMO comments to be in response to your comment about them being "pure chemicals" because, well, sugar is a chemical as well...

<..and so the chemistry major slunk back into the shadowy corner of the lab, to only be seen during events offering free food>

[witeowl]

Laugh all you want, but I don't trust any of those "just like sugar!" sweeteners. I

For the record, I wasn't poking fun at your aversion to artificial sweeteners. People avoid all sorts of products for all sorts of reasons.

I just wanted to point out the folly behind what appeared to be a fear of chemicals. Everything is chemicals. We are chemicals. (Well, to a point...)

That's all.

[Owlie]

Highly recommended that you check this out and educate yourself about DHMO.

*Snort* Jolt and witeowl, I love you.