I’ve read about research that suggests that tasting sweet things causes your body to release insulin in anticipation of a boost in blood glucose. With artifici

I’ve read about research that suggests that tasting sweet things causes your body to release insulin in anticipation of a boost in blood glucose. With artificial sweeteners, that glucose boost never occurs, but the insulin is in your bloodstream anyway. That helps contribute to insulin resistance - which is a key feature of type II diabetes. I don’t know if there have been studies explicitly making this link, but it’s certainly plausible.