Someone in this string had a question about artificial sweeteners in diet drinks and other foods. I did too & wrote to the government. This is the email they sent back:
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Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Health Information Center, we are responding to your request for information suclarose.
For information on suclarose you may contact the American Dietetic Association at 1-800-366-1655 or visit their Web page at
http://www.eatright.org/ada/files/Sucralose.pdf.
NHLBI does not have an official position on Sucralose and follows recommendations of the FDA. If you have additional questions on Sucralose, you may wish to contact the FDA by telephone at 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) or by e-mail at the following Web address:
http://www.fda.gov/comments.html.
Sincerely,
NHLBI Health Information Center
PO Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824
Phone: 301-592-8573
Fax: 301-592-8563
E-mail:
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
Web site:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
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