Is Sucralose Safe While Breastfeeding?

Is Sucralose Safe While Breastfeeding?

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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 mothers who are breastfeeding to eat sucralose? Studies are inconclusive. But one thing is for certain. Infants as well as unborn children react differently than full grown adults do to substances and chemicals. The perfect example of this is alcohol. Alcohol is an example of a toxin that adult livers can deal with and process for a very long time without problems. But in unborn babies, alcohol is shown to cause 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. Using a 5 step chemical process, the sucrose is transformed into sucralose by a swap of elements and the addition of chlorine. 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 has basically happened to the molecule of sucrose is that it's changed just enough that it can't be processed by the human body as a food and because of that, doesn't yield 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 as far as the studies show, 11-27% of the sucralose is actually absorbed by the body into the bloodstream. That's pretty high if you ask me. Once it's in the bloodstream, the body must then detoxify it, usually by the kidneys. But does a fraction of the sucralose manage to find its way into the mammary glands of mothers who are breastfeeding? 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.

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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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