thanks
is there a limit of how much you consume where you shouldnt have to worry?
i use 3 packs a day
The body is a wonderful machine and diet and fitness plays a major role in health. However, lets look at a couple of things. My Great-grandmother smoked (inhaling) cigars, and drank "heavily" from her early 20's until her death at 96 years old (Kidney failure). Some have died much earlier with a history like this.
My wife's Father smoked regular cigarettes all his life (about 50 years), and also drank heavily (until about age 62), and he died at 76 In January (problems associated with Alzheimers). Which is around the average life span. Some have died much earlier with a history like this.
Bottom line. I believe in the end of things, that its all in how "your" particular body processes the things you do to it.
Its seems that the things we consume or do to our bodies have different types of impact from one person to the next along with some silmular and expected impact. However, not all of us are impacted the same way.
I have this "thing" against refined white sugar, I admit.
Refined White sugar has a long history and believed to be connected to a variety of diseases. Now, I realize that I suggest shunning refined white sugar for an alternative that could be "viewed" as not much better than the one we are trying to stay away from, LOL. In the health sense......but not "necessarily" in the diet sense, however. After much study, and waying the pros and cons, I selected an item that best FITS within my dietary scope and the goal I want to achieve.
For example, I definately see why a person would have trouble consuming a sugar substitute that is basically sugar with a chlorine molecule attached (Splenda), and the process and chemicals involved to see that the product is made can sicken the stomach. This is one of the reasons I call it the "Bad Choice Set". One is selecting among some bad alternatives, but one needs to be made if one wants to eat sweet items--unless they strictly go with natural pure cane sugar, etc.
I think if you are deciding to use Spenda (as I do), use it in moderation. I have used it for the past two years in recipes, coffee, oatmeal, and other things, and I do not have any side effects or health effects (known). I get a deep and thorough physical every 4 months, and I am in better physical condition than I was 20 years ago (though I lost a step do to age, of course).
Use it in moderation and be very SMART within your dietary goals, and you should be okay. However, like I stated before, not all of our bodies process things we eat or do the same way.
Educate yourself and thereby make an informed decision.
Chillen