[slacker]

When I went to this Weight Loss Dr. last week, he gave me a higher dosage of phen. He also asked about my diet and what I drank. I told him I stopped drinking soda and was drinking CrystalLight. He looked at me like I had just punched his mother in the face

ANyways, he's telling me that the sugar substitute they use turns into some sort of poison inside the body. I think he's a quack, but who knows. He then went on to tell me that the FDA are a bunch of crooks and how they are killing us all, LOL


So has anyone heard of CrystalLight not being a good thing to drink? OR is this guy crazy?

[Beth-C]

I have heard or read from different sources that all forms of artifical sweeteners are bad for us. Then you look at the amount they test and well, we'd all die if we ate or drank that much of anything, even if it has zero calories! LOL

Anyway, my motto is everything in moderation. (That's new for me, by the way. My old motto was Eat it before someone else does! LOL) So, if you want a glass or two of Crystal Lite I say go for it, but if that is all you are drinking and your drinking a gallon or more a day I'd advise you to cut back.

Don't know if that helps, but I hope it does.

[Wiccasource]

I don't remember hearing that but my grandpa got sick from using too much sugar substitute and they said it was cause of an ingredient they use. Sacrin or something like that.

I'd recommend researching the web if you drink a lot of it just to be safe. If I get the time I'll do some checking.

[oaxacalover]

WOW! Never heard of Crystal light being bad for you.I always keep a pitcher of it in my fridge.In fact if you do a little reserch on it you will find out that ALL doctors recomend Crystal Light to patients after they have Weight Loss Surgery.

[gagirl]

It's the aspartame your dr. is referring to and it basically they say it turns into rat poisning in your body. I've done alot of reading about it. I do drink it occasionaly but I certainly wouldn't sub. my water with Crystal light. Too much of that stuff is bad for you. I never have more than one diet coke per day. You have to be careful becuase they put it in so much food drinks now a days you can really over load on the stuff.

[Ali]

Yes, I've always heard that the saccharin (sp?) in the diet soda's, artificial sweetners, etc. is bad for you. For some reason I'm thinking it can cause brain tumors, cancer???? Course, one minute I hear it's bad for you and the next they change their mind and say it isn't. I have heard of a natural alternative to sugar that's supposed to be better than the little pink and blue packages... I think we ALL know what I mean by them... I can't think of the name of it...splenda? or something like that? Maybe not, I'm sure some research could turn it up. But it's supposed to be better for you than the one's with saccharin. A natural substitute with nothing bad in it. I would imagine that using this sweetner and some unsweetened mixes and pouring them into empty water bottles would be better for us, portable... PLUS save money.

[slacker]

Yes, now I remember, it was that aspartame turning into rat poison. Oh well, I guess he wasnt crazy.

I dont drink but a glass or 2 with dinner, water for the rest of the day. He just had me nervous ANyway, i drink apple juice instead.

[pghpachic]

well you guys got my mind working overtime. My docter recamended Crystal Light and Diet Snapple. I have heard that sacren causes cancer but never anything else. Humm please let me know before I drink myself a slow death.

[bostonc]

I used to be a diet drink "*****"...I drank diet coke, crystal light, sugar free kool-aid, diet snapple..etc, etc. I cut it all out and only drink water, and feel so much better now. I'll have an occaisional diet coke or something if i'm out, but I never buy it..I can't believe I'm one of those people who only ask for water at a restaurant! I looked at the labels at what I was drinking, and i'm no health nut, but it's all chemicals. I drink about 80oz of water a day, all day long. Luckily work has a poland spring bubbler and I used Brita filters at home. Try cutting down and cutting down, until you just drink water. You'll be amazed at how much better you feel!

[Paddock]

Yes, research aspartame online. There are just too many problems to list that it's responsable for. And the Saccharine some people have mentioned has been proven to cause cancer in lab rats, and you should find a warning that says that on products containing saccharine. The only one i've seen is Carefree gum. As far as weight loss is concerned... and I know you are concerned with weight loss... aspartame has actually been proven to make you CRAVE CARBOHYDRATES! I've done my research. i tell ya, I dont know what's worse sugar or substitutes.