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I forget where I read it, but the reasoning I heard for it is that your body still thinks the zero calorie sweeteners are sugar, so it will store more calories
by hn8788 5y ago
I forget where I read it, but the reasoning I heard for it is that your body still thinks the zero calorie sweeteners are sugar, so it will store more calories from the food you're eating because your body is compensating for the lack of calories in the "sugar". I've also heard that the causation is reversed though, and that obese people are more likely to drink diet soda because it's a low effort way to try and lose weight. I don't know which is true though, so I just try to stick to water or fruit/vegetable juice if I want some more flavor.
- orangepurple 5y agoInsulin is the mechanism through which body fat is stored, and you are implying that zero calorie sweeteners trigger an insulin response, but this is not true. The mechanism is more related to too little time between meals and excessive volume of food intake per meal, both of which help maintain high insulin levels and subsequent weight gain. Zero calorie sweeteners seem to reinforce the desire to eat for pleasure.
- nradov 5y agoPerhaps, but some research indicates that artificial sweeteners could be causing metabolic disorders. It's not clear yet whether there's a real causative effect. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/310909 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/310909
- rhinoceraptor 5y agoIf diet soda induced an insulin response, then anyone on a ketogenic diet or fasting who drank a lot of them could end up with hypoglycemia. I have never heard of this happening. I personally drink diet soda and energy drinks while fasting, including a few two week fasts, and have never had anything like hypoglycemia as a result.
- orangepurple 5y agoI agree. I am asserting that they don't cause an insulin response, and something else must be responsible, perhaps a reinforced addiction to short times between meals.