Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- linked to Splenda

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/10/artificial-sweeteners-leading-cause-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease-in-canadians.aspx?e_cid=20111110_DNL_art_2

An important article to read.  Many people suffer from IBD -- check out what new studies show.

EXCERPT:   It can destroy your immune system and is like eating insecticide.

In early studies of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it was shown to be most prevalent in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States and those in northern Europe.

However, in more recent studies, Canada has suddenly shot to the top of the list as the country with the highest incidence.

In 1981, the incidence of IBD in Alberta, Canada was only 44 per 100,000; less than half that of Olmsted County in Minnesota.

By the year 2000, the incidence in Alberta had skyrocketed to 283 per 100,000; now 63 percent higher than that in Olmstead County in the US.

The question is, why?       Read rest of article at: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/10/artificial-sweeteners-leading-cause-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease-in-canadians.aspx?e_cid=20111110_DNL_art_2