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Dangers of Sucralose for Breastfeeding Mothers

By Ben Mester

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Published: 15Nov2010
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I recently wrote about the dangers of sucralose, and how many of the dangers might be associated with birth defects and possible ailments to children who are currently breastfeeding. Of the studies that have been done, reports have shown that sucralose does not seem to transfer between mother and child. These studies have only been animal studies however, so no conclusive evidence can gathered. Most people prefer to be safe than sorry however, and just the fact that sucralose is historically the most tested substance for human consumption ever put onto the shelves of grocery stores might tell you something. It has a long and arduous history of acceptance and rejection by those in authority.

Is it safe for breastfeeding infants to be exposed to sucralose? Studies are inconclusive. But one thing is for certain. Infants and unborn children react differently to substances than fully grown adults do. The perfect example of this is alcohol. Alcohol is a toxin that adult bodies can process effectively for a very long time. But in unborn children, alcohol very easily causes birth defects. So before you go reaching for that diet soda or pack of Splenda, read the facts below.

In order to understand how sucralose affects the body, you need to understand what it is first. Sucralose is a substance created from sucrose, which is common table sugar. Through a five step chemical process, the sucrose is changed into sucralose by the swap and addition of chlorine atoms. The sugar is rendered calorie free, yet still retains its sweet flavor. Ask yourself the question, how is it possible for a once calorie filled molecule to be rendered calorie free? What happened to all the calories? What's essentially happened is that the sucrose molecule has been changed just enough so that it no longer can be processed by the human body as a food and therefore doesn't have any calories. The body instead treats it as a foreign toxin.

The danger is what happens when some of the sucralose is absorbed into bloodstream. Because sucralose is a non-food, the digestive tract swiftly gets rid of most of it. But according to studies, 11-27% of it is actually absorbed into the bloodstream. That's pretty high if you ask me. Once in the bloodstream, the chemical must be detoxified, generally by the kidneys. But does some of this sucralose find its way into the the mammary glands of breastfeeding mothers? There isn't conclusive evidence one way or another. If it does, then the role of detoxifying it from the system falls into the lap of the breastfeeding infant, whose detoxification systems are far less able to handle the load of toxins.

Manufacturers of artificial sweeteners try and hide the fact that their products are essentially toxins. Just think about it from the body's perspective. You eat a lunchtime meal, giving your stomach a full workload for the next few hours. It starts happily digesting but suddenly starts coming across strange chemicals it can't break down into energy. Oh well, pass it on. The meal gets to the digestive tract for absorption and this same pesky chemical is still there refusing to be broken down into usable energy. Get rid of it quick. But wait, some of it made it into the bloodstream. Quite a bit of it actually. What the heck are we going to do with it now? The only thing we can do, get rid of it...aka detoxify it from the body.

Thanks for doing some research on the dangers of sucralose for breastfeeding mothers. If you want to read more about sucralose, check out another of my articles on the dangers of sucralose.

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