[CRS_META] declined: crsociety - off-topic: the sweetner issue

[Tim C.]

My off-list message is below.

-Tim C.

PS: I will email Bob P. off-list not so much about this email but
rather a couple of recent, untrimmed and 'thank you' posts (and
our mod'd list has been adjusted accordingly).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim C." <crsociety at diethacker.com>
To: <allswellinhell@>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:51 PM
Subject: [off-list] Newbie Questions


> Hi AllsWellInHell,
>
> Regarding your email below, it has been declined for list distribution
> because it is not topical to CR.
>
> The artificial sweetner issue frequently leads to non-evidentiary or
> rare case scenarios ("anecdotal nonsense").  Like many issues, the
> less the evidence, the more passionate and emotional the debate.
>
> For your interest, this page has our posting guidelines (with the first
> two rules being the most important):
>
> http://www.calorierestriction.org/node/130
>
> -Tim C. (CRS Moderator)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <allswellinhell@>
> To: "The CR Society Main Discussion List" <cr at lists.calorierestriction.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Newbie Questions
>
>
>> OMG SHOULD WE STOP EATING COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE AND ONIONS AND TOMATOES
>> AND MACADEMIA NUTS TOO? SINCE DOGS CAN'T EAT THEM?
>>
>> This kind of shrieking anecdotal nonsense belongs in the Fluoride Is A
>> Communist Plot circular file.
>>
>> On 3/21/07, phillips@> wrote:
>>> Jessica Wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hello.  I've got some newbie questions.
>>> >
>>> > Are non-calorie sweeteners OK to use?
>>>
>>> I just did a Google News search on sucralose.  I got back this on another
>>> sweetener"
>>>
>>> "Xylitol, an artificial sweetener, was once thought to only cause low
>>> blood sugar in dogs, but recently it has been identified as the cause of
>>> sudden life-threatening liver disease and blood-clotting problems."
>>>
>>> Xylitol is widely used in human products.  It's been around since 1891.  A
>>> century later we find out it can kill dogs.  Does this industrial chemical
>>> cause long term effects in humans?  Does it cause liver disease?  Who
>>> knows?  No one is testing and even if we tried, would we know how to?
>>>
>>> Why anyone ingests these chemicals is beyond me.  Particularly anyone who
>>> cares enough about their health in the first place to try CR.
>>>
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Jessica
>>>
>>> Bob Phillips
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>
>> -- 
>> "Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context
>> of professional journalism." -HST
>>
>
>