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Are leptin, insulin, etc released because of what the brain "thinks" you are eating, or are they released as a response to what actually goes into your body? A

by kup0 8y ago

Are leptin, insulin, etc released because of what the brain "thinks" you are eating, or are they released as a response to what actually goes into your body? Aspartame tastes sweet and one could easily imagine the brain "thinking" it is sugar- and yet aspartame consumption does not produce an insulin response. How did you arrive at a conclusion that this "tricking" is actually happening, when it seems there are proven cases where it does not?

nonbel 8y ago
Aspartame doesnt taste anything like sugar to me... And at this point, from what I've read, the impossible burger is not capable of tricking the person. But look up "anticipatory insulin/whatever release": >"Currently, anticipatory or cephalic phase insulin release (CPIR) is defined as insulin release which occurs prior to nutrient absorption in response to sensory stimulation of the oral cavity by the taste of food or food ingestion. In humans, the response is typically characterized by a rise in plasma insulin levels that occurs independently of increases in blood glucose, peaking within 4 minutes after sensory stimulation and returning to baseline by 8–10 minutes post stimulation" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3056926/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3056926/