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It can't have a similar metabolic effect to sugar. For one, it's a peptide, not a carbohydrate. Also, in the quantities it's consumed in, there are very few cal
by Zaak 9y ago
It can't have a similar metabolic effect to sugar. For one, it's a peptide, not a carbohydrate. Also, in the quantities it's consumed in, there are very few calories.
Now, for phenylketonurics it's problematic, but they have severe dietary restrictions anyway.
The only problem I'm aware of with aspartame is that consumption of any sweetener is associated with weight gain, possibly due to changes in the brain's association between taste and calorie intake.
- leakyabs 9y agoI thought the issue with artificial sweeteners is that they trick your brain into thinking you’re eating or about to eat sugar, and then your liver produces a crapton of insulin which just makes you fat. Oh, and then your body expects sugar but doesn’t get any so you get even hungrier, quicker. I agree that aspartame itself is safe (as far as we know), but it still tries to trick your body in ways that aren’t conducive to decent eating habits.