Re: [cancercured] Chewing Gum

Hello jrrjim,

With regard to the aspartame I can only say what I would do. I would
not chew that gum.
Manitol and sorbitol have low glycemic indexes because they are
virtually indigestable. They pass through the intestines unchanged.
This can be a problem if candy or similar things are eaten in even
moderate amounts when these are the sweeteners. They throw off the
osmotic balance of the gut and can cause a lot of diarrhea and
distress. In gum this probably won't happen due to the small amount
used., if you just have one piece.
If you keep popping new pieces of gum all day with these sweeteners,
then you could end up with the gut changes.

Mike

Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 9:31:26 AM, you wrote:

j> Coming from a long history of various addictions (most socially
j> acceptable and legal but still very damaging) my only remaining
j> addiction seems to be chewing gum.

j> I've done a bit of studying on the various gums out there, and found
j> that there are chewing gums which use nothing but xylitol as their
j> sweetener. However, these are relatively expensive.

j> The "Extra" brand of chewing gum uses sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol and
j> the baddie aspartame, but is much cheaper than the pure xylitol
j> gums. In reality, sorbitol and mannitol have much LOWER glycemic
j> indices than xylitol -- they are better for you as sweeteners than
j> xylitol, at least from a glycemic index point of view.

j> The aspartame content of the chewing gum is of concern. However, my
j> aspartame intake from the gum is the equivalent of 6 ounces of diet
j> soda a day on the worst days, and more like 3 ounces of soda on
j> average days. ( 1/4 to 1/2 can of soda a day).

j> The gum tastes so SWEET it freaks me out -- I keep thinking "this
j> can't be good for me". However, I've done several muscle tests on
j> the gum, and they all say the same thing -- the gum isn't a problem.

j> Any feedback?

--
Best regards,
goldenmike mailto:goldenmike@sbcglobal.net


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