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Actually, the reason is that aspartame has a high glycemic index, so your body reacts to it roughly the same way it reacts to sugar. http://www.glycemicindex.c

• gte910h 14y ago
  That is not true, it was a truefact that squirted around health junkies that wasn't backed up by a consensus of the science.
  • crymer11 14y ago
    Any sources? FWIW, I found practically no information regarding aspartame on the University of Sydney site, but I did come across an article that basically said stevia and aspartame both work, but stevia was was significantly better at lowering blood glucose levels. Sidenote: As someone who loves beer dearly, but also tries to limit his intake of foods with a high glycemic index, I was pleased to read an article [2] linked by the University of Sydney [3] about how beer has too low of a glycemic index to measure (still has plenty of calories, though). [1] http://www.glycemicindex.com/ http://www.glycemicindex.com/ [2] http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-22-2004/0002157682&EDATE http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&S... [3] http://www.glycemicindex.com/faqsList.php#10 http://www.glycemicindex.com/faqsList.php#10
    • gte910h 14y ago
      When looking I found this article which pointed at TONS of studies: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/artificial-sweeteners-insulin/#axzz20ALKcGZ0 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/artificial-sweeteners-insulin...