Those little blue, yellow and pink packets of artificial sweeteners look innocent enough. Found in hundreds of products from diet soda to baked goods, they'sre supposed to provide a
healthy alternative to sugar. Most importantly, they'sre supposed to be safe.
But according to physician and bestselling author Dr. Joseph Mercola, artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (NutraSweet) and sucralose (Splenda) are far from safe.
In his newly-released book Sweet Deception: Why
Splenda, Nutrasweet and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health, co-authored by Dr. Kendra Degen Pearsall, Dr. Mercola exposes the multiple hidden dangers of artificial sweeteners --
and the danger in believing that the FDA offers any protection from them.
Just as the FDA has repeatedly failed to protect the public from dangerous drugs, states Dr. Mercola, the FDA won'st protect people from the corporate greed of the giant food
manufacturers, who are more concerned with profits than with exposing millions of people to an accumulation of dangerous food additives.
Dr. Mercola'ss website, Mercola.com, remains the most-visited alternative health website in the world. Now, with the
thoroughly-researched book Sweet Deception, he has taken on the dark side of the giant food companies, and the role they play in our ever-growing health problems.
Here'ss just a small taste of what your audience will find in Sweet Deception:
*How artificial sweeteners are related to the current epidemic of cancer, strokes, Alzheimer'ss, autism and other diseases
*Who really funds the studies on artificial sweeteners
*Why many health food stores have pulled sucralose from their shelves
*How little testing has actually been done on these popular artificial sweeteners
*Why the natural sweetener stevia has been banned in beverages and foods
*Safe alternatives to table sugar and artificial sweeteners
Dr. Mercola'ss video updates recounting some of the major problems with Splenda are also available at the Sweet
Deception website.
About Mercola.com:
Mercola.com founded by Dr. Joseph Mercola, remains the internet'ss #1-ranked natural health website. Sweet Deception is the latest in a number of Dr. Mercola'ss popular books. One of his
recent books, The Great Bird Flu Hoax, hit #3 on the New York Times bestseller list.
Dr. Mercola established the www.Mercola.com website with a mission to educate people about the current medical system that focuses solely on covering
up or removing symptoms with so-called solutions like drugs and surgery.
Instead, Dr. Mercola envisions an improved health care system that informs the public about the true underlying causes of illness -- and provides them real insights and solutions to
prevent and cure diseases.
Over 800,000 people, including 25,000 health care professionals, currently receive the website'ss free e-mail health newsletter, loaded with practical health and wellness information
covering such areas as nutrition, medicine, lifestyle choices and emotional therapy.