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I'm not a doctor, but at least according to Mayo Clinic (which I think is somewhat respected?), artificial sweeteners don't affect blood sugar [0]. > Sugar sub
by tombert 6y ago
I'm not a doctor, but at least according to Mayo Clinic (which I think is somewhat respected?), artificial sweeteners don't affect blood sugar [0].
> Sugar substitutes don't affect your blood sugar level. In fact, most artificial sweeteners are considered "free foods" — foods containing less than 20 calories and 5 grams or less of carbohydrates — because they don't count as calories or carbohydrates on a diabetes exchange. Remember, however, that other ingredients in foods containing artificial sweeteners can still affect your blood sugar level.
That said, it's probably still not super healthy for my to be ingesting as much aspartame as I do. Eventually I need to ween myself off that, but one step at a time I suppose.
[0] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-answers/artificial-sweeteners/faq-20058038 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expe...
- m463 6y agook, now i'm going to have to find it. EDIT: can't find it. It was just someone pointing out that artificial sweeteners don't cause blood sugar to spike, but they might cause a crash.
- tombert 6y agoI'm not going to claim that artificial sweeteners are harmless, it would almost certainly be preferable for me to be drinking water without any flavorings. That said, there's a lot lower-hanging-fruit for me to cut out of my diet first; potato chips, snack cakes, and Taco Bell are vices that I probably can shake a bit quicker.
- eurasiantiger 6y agoIIRC artificial sweeteners do not affect blood sugar directly, but they can still cause an insulin response, lowering blood sugar and making one hungry.