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The article mentions Stevia, but are fake sugars proven to be bad? What about as bad as Sugar? I'm curious because that's my wife's lifeblood for a life withou
by notheguyouthink 9y ago
The article mentions Stevia, but are fake sugars proven to be bad? What about as bad as Sugar?
I'm curious because that's my wife's lifeblood for a life without sugar. Without fake sugars.. I don't know what she'd do.
- gjem97 9y agoI believe there have been some studies that show that artificial sweeteners affect your insulin response to real sugar, but I think it's far from settled science.
- 1137 9y agoI'm not sure how scientific it is but when my wife and I got into keto we bought several sweeteners and did glucose testing at home. The tricky thing is some artificial sweeteners spiked mine, while others triggered hers. So it isn't enough to say "artificial sweeteners do | do not", you'd need to test your own reactions via blood glucose testing. So many pin pricks. Neat data though.
- notheguyouthink 9y agoAgreed, this has been my experience as well - and what I've read from others too.
- asp_hornet 9y agoi believe it was debunked: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/sweettaste-receptors-lowenergy-sweeteners-glucose-absorption-and-insulin-release/FD76542E4E27715F92DD2B0BCF31483E https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-n...
- cholantesh 9y agoBut why consult reviews when you can rely on anecdotes?
- c12 9y agoApparently artificial sweeteners can stimulate a large insulin response through the sweet taste receptors even though they don't increase the blood sugar - this over time can cause weight gain and reduce the effectiveness of insulin leading to Type 2 diabetes. I say apparently because its been passed on to me in conversation with friends who medical staff. However that was a number of years ago and I haven't done the research myself to confirm; so as with every thing on the internet, take it with a grain of salt.