This blog post will serve as an annotated bibliography for my research on sucralose. The format is JAND, which is the style that Nutritional Science uses.
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1. Akis E. Questions Remain About Splenda. Blogger Website. http://owannuofa.blogspot.com/2015/09/questions-remain-about-splenda.html. Published January 26, 2011. Accessed September 4, 2015.
In this short article, reporter Eric Akis answers questions related to sucralose. He explains that it comes from sugar, but contains no calories. The article says that it was approved in Canada in 1991, but there is still some questions surrounding the sweetener. He advises to use sucralose cautiously when factoring it into a diet.
2. Aubrey A. Diet Soda May Alter Our Gut Microbes And Raise The Risk Of Diabetes. NPR Website. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/diet-soda-may-alter-our-gut-microbes-and-the-risk-of-diabetes. Published September 17, 2014. Accessed September 9, 2015.
This article discusses the results found in an Israeli research project in which mice were fed artificial sweeteners. The study suggests that when sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin were ingested, the population of gut microbes was reduced. The article also compares the results of a nutrition study in which humans consumed diet sodas. The study concluded that drinking diet sodas can create glucose intolerance, which can be considered pre-diabetes. The article concludes with a researcher's idea of just drinking water.
3. Aubrey A. PepsiCo Swaps Diet Drink's Aspartame For Other Artificial Sweeteners. NPR Website. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/04/24/402031457/pepsico-swaps-diet-drinks-aspartame-for-other-artificial-sweeteners. Published April 24, 2015. Accessed September 9, 2015.
This article explains that PepsiCo replaced aspartame with sucralsoe and Ace K because of dropping sales. Consumers wanted the brand to move away from aspartame, and so the company listened. The article says that the old added sweetener is FDA approved, but some studies have been done that link aspartame to certain blood cancers. The article concludes mixed results regarding aspartame, but only time will tell if sucralose was a good decision for PepsiCo.
4. Azoubel R, Rodero AD, Rodero LS. Toxcicity of Sucralose in Humans. Scilo Website. http://www.scielo.cl/pdf/ijmorphol/v27n1/art40.pdf. Published 2009. Accessed September 2, 2015.
The article introduces sucralose with an in depth explanation of the molecule and makeup. It then describes the uses, which is as an artificial sweetener. It explores studies done on rats, which have mixed results. The major negative impacts are on the female rats, who can lose the ability to carry offspring when large amounts of sucralose are ingested. The article concludes that more long term research will need to be done to make any assumptions of the safety of sucralose.
5. Ferdman RA. Why Pepsi's Decision to Ditch Aspartame isn't Good for Soda- or Science. Washington Post Website. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/27/why-pepsis-decision-to-ditch-aspartame-isnt-good-for-soda-or-science/. Published April 27, 2015. Accessed September 2, 2015.
Roberto Ferdman informs readers that all flavors of diet Pepsi will switch over to sucralose. He explains that it was Pepsi customer's number one request. He proposes the idea that listening to customer's demand will negatively impact the field of science. His reasoning behind this is that there is no proof of harm from aspartame, and having a company with such power listen to consumers will lead others to believe that aspartame is bad for humans.
6. Laufer-Cahana A. Diet Soda: Builds Desire, Decreases Satisfaction. Huffington-Post Website. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ayala-laufercahana-md/diet-soda-builds-desire-d_b_5697408.html. Published August 24, 2014. Accessed September 9, 2015.
In this article, an experiment is discussed in which subjects drank diet soda, and were asked to make some decisions and express thoughts. The subjects were more likely to choose to eat high-calorie or sweetened foods if they had an artificially sweetened drink. Also, the people who had the artificially sweetened drink were less satisfied after eating a cookie, compared to people who had a sweetened drink, or water. The article ends by stating that there is a lot that we still don't know about artificial sweeteners.
7. Loop M. Is Your Artificial Sweetener Making You Fat? Youtube Website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8jo9X6tHUo. Published September 26, 2008. Accessed September 4, 2015.
Dr. Matthew Loop is on vacation during his blog video, but takes time to explain dangers of artificial sweeteners. He says that sucralose stops receptors in the brain that tell you to stop eating (causing you t gain weight). In Costa Rica (where he is vacationing), they do not eat fake foods. Matthew suggests adding honey to food for sweetness.
8. Natural Health Sherpa. Splenda and Sucralose: The Truth About this Artificial Sweetener. Youtube Website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRT8fvy2BQw&feature=youtu.be. Published January 31, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2015.
This video deters viewers from consuming sucralose. It presents some frightening facts, for example, sucralose burns and reddens eyes if it comes in contact. The video claims that it is a toxic chemical that should not be consumed by humans. It offers the alternative of going natural with the sweetener stevia, or eating foods that are naturally sweet.
9. Sullivan G. The Blind Spot in the Anti-Soda Crusade. Huffington-Post Website. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gail-sullivan/soda-health_b_7571906.html. Published June 13, 2015. Accessed September 9, 2015.
This article explores many studies. The studies done on both animals and humans suggest that artificial sweeteners (both sucralose and aspartame) cause changes in the metabolism. The artificial sweeteners can cause a human to have insulin resistance, and change how bodies handle real sugar. The article suggests that people avoid sugar, be it fake or real.
10. Wong V. Diet Pepsi Ditched Aspartame, is Now Sweetened with Sucralose. But what is Sucralose? Buzzfeed Website. http://www.buzzfeed.com/venessawong/what-is- sucralose#.abGE2Q1qlo. Published August 12, 2015. Accessed September 2, 2015.
Vanessa Wong explains that the popular soda brand, Pepsi, has listened to consumers and will replace aspartame with sucralose. She gives the chemical formual for the molecule, and a quick history. She explains that many companies are switching over to sucralose, but the safety of the sweetener is still unknown. She ends the article by posing the question of whether or not their decision will improve plummeting sales for the diet soda brand.
After reading Jovanka's blog, which used MLA, and Stef's blog in MLA format, I learned something weird- Stef and I are in the same program (nutritional science), but she used a different format than I did. I used JAND, which is the official style through The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. I looked a little further into the type of citation, and I am confident in my usage of JAND. I think that my peers are fluent in MLA citation that they used.
From what I can tell, your annotated bibliography seems to be pretty accurate to the model. However it appears to me that they want you to provide a link and not just the website url, at least that's how it was in the example. But other than that you seem to have done a good job and the format seems to be very carefully done.
ReplyDeleteRemember that each annotation should end with an explanation of how the source will help you in creating your project....
ReplyDeleteThank you again for helping me locate the proper style for nutrition. We both used JAND! I think our style is very easy to follow because it appears in the same order as it does in the paper instead of it being alphabetical and harder to locate. I also like how our style provides the direct links to the sources as well. I noticed that you did not do this. I thought the guide indicated for us to link the URLs.
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