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Hey guys, today we want to talk about splendour, sucralose.

I had some questions recently.

Is it okay to consume?

It's an artificial sweetener.

I'll let you decide.

I'm going to go through the points.

First of all, it's a chlorinated sugar, which means they add chlorine.

Right there is a red flag.

They also add something called maltodextrin, which is very, very high on the glycemic index.

So I don't know why you would want to add this when you're trying to lower blood sugars

with this, because this is going to actually raise it right here.

Number two, it alters your intestinal bacteria.

There's a huge link between gaining weight and not having the correct amount of microflora

in your gut.

Now just the fact that it alters your bacteria is enough for even not to consume this.

And then you have the worsening of the blood sugars and increased your risk of insulin

resistance and increased A1C, which is a test to indicate blood sugar problems.

Now this probably occurs because of the altered intestinal bacteria.

And there's some studies that show that it plays a role in certain cancers, giving

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