Health and Wellness Review

When we asked which sweetener you prefer, the response was clear: Over 40% of respondents picked Splenda®.

The next most popular option was sugar, selected by 19% of respondents. Another 12% say they use honey or other natural sweeteners, and 6% go without.

But over half of people chose an artificial sugar substitute. Splenda® (sucralose), in its yellow packet, got 41% of the vote. Equal® (also known as aspartame or NutraSweet®), in the blue packet, pulled in 13%, and the pink packets of Sweet'N Low® (saccharine) got 8%.

"High fructose corn syrup is poison," declared one woman. "I've always believed that using artificial sweeteners was tantamount to poisoning yourself," said a man.

"When I tell people I use Splenda, I am looked at as if I am wearing a scarlet letter," fretted one woman, while another said, "I like to stick with the natural stuff."

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