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If sweet-tasting things stimulated a significant insulin response without providing the actual sugar to justify it, we'd die from insulin shock. Not hyperbole.
by Baeocystin 8y ago
If sweet-tasting things stimulated a significant insulin response without providing the actual sugar to justify it, we'd die from insulin shock. Not hyperbole. This is the mechanism behind Xylitol toxicity in dogs, for example.
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/xylitol-toxicity-in-dogs https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/xylitol-toxicity-in-d...
- newnewpdro 8y agoThere are plenty of results if you search google for "artificial sweetener insulin", some from quite reputable sources. It doesn't take much of a response to accumulate significant fat over the years, when you're constantly consuming the stuff.
- jgrowl 8y agoNot all artificial sweeteners are the same though. Xylitol, stevia, and monk fruit for example all taste super sweet and do not have a significant insulin response.