A passing reference to maltodextrin, a sugar-based sweetener, on BoingBoing turned on the little lightbulb what hovers over my brain, and I Googled around to find this:
Sugar substitutes and the potential danger of Splenda
Saccharin, the first widely available chemical sweetener, is hardly mentioned any more. Better-tasting NutraSweet took its place in almost every [...]
Sweetness and Light and Distress and Diarrhea
April 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Dear Mom, Food, Glorious Food, Random Access Memories
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