Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health Book

Contents

Foreword....................vii
Introduction: Sweet Talk Why You Should Read This Book....................xi
Chapter One: Sweet Tooth Sugar-What It Is, Why You Crave It, and How It's Killing You....................1
Chapter Two: Sweet Nothings The Rise of the Artificial Sweeteners....................19
Chapter Three: Sweet Agony The Shocking Story of Aspartame....................36
Chapter Four: Sweet Ignorance The Unexamined Dangers of Splenda....................68
Chapter Five: Sweet Food The Politics of Food....................124
Chapter Six: Sweet Deals Big Business and the FDA....................150
Chapter Seven: Sweet Truth An Interview with a Whistle-Blowing FDA Physician....................176
Chapter Eight: Sweet Confections Alternatives to Table Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners....................202
Chapter Nine: Sweet Life The Path to Health....................225
Appendix A: 76 Ways That Sugar Can Destroy Your Health....................234
Appendix B: List of Complaints Filed Against Aspartame with the FDA....................239
Appendix C: Recommended Further Reading....................241
Appendix D: What's a Diabetic (or an Overweight Person) to Do?....................245
Appendix E: The Origins of Sweeteners....................248
Appendix F: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Volume 2....................252
Acknowledgments....................256
Notes....................257
About the Authors....................286