Sweeteners and detoxing myths

[UnXmas]

Did anyone else watch this latest episode of Food Unwrapped? If you're in the UK you can watch it online here:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/food-unwrapped/4od

It covers several issues, but I found the most interesting part to be the one in which they found sweeteners are not bad for your health. Also there's great information on "detoxing".

It's not directly to do with Crohn's at all, but I thought it relevant to many of the diet and supplements topics discussed on this forum.

 

[rygon]

Well I never knew that ! I will watch it when i get chance. Cheers

On a side note:

Doctors and dieticians warn that there can be unfortunate side effects to some sweeteners. ‘Sugar alcohols in particular – the xylitols and sorbitols – are not absorbed by the gut and will in larger doses, and especially in people who already have irritable bowel syndrome, cause bloating and diarrhoea,’ says consultant gastroenterologist Neil Ikin, from London’s Homerton hospital.
Collins, however, recommends such sugar alcohols, which are often found in chewing gums, as they have consistently been shown to help fight plaque and tooth decay by preventing bacteria in the mouth from forming the acids that attack teeth.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...iet-drinks-sweets-pinch-salt-say-experts.html