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I thought the primary argument against artificial sweeteners these days was that they cause the body to expect a large inflow of sugar without actually deliveri

by 0xffff2 11y ago

I thought the primary argument against artificial sweeteners these days was that they cause the body to expect a large inflow of sugar without actually delivering on that promise. This, in turn, leads to the consumer craving sugar even more, in many cases leading to higher total calorie consumption that if we just ate the sugar in the first place. It seems to me that by far the best option would be to limit consumption of both added sugars and artificial sweeteners.

ssharp 11y ago
Is there strong evidence backing that up? Personally, I've done low-carb diets where things with sugar are almost entirely off-limits, minus a small amount of fruit, and whatever small quantities of sugar are present in non-starchy vegetable. During these diets, I've tried them with and without artificial sugars. Those artificial sugars would be consumed in either diet drinks/sodas, or with coffee. I had the occasional desire to consume something with lots of carbs/sugar, but I can't say it was any strong with artificial sugars than without. If anything, for me, the artificial sugars worked to satiate the desire for something sweet.
- malkia 11y ago
  Here is how I fall off the atkins diet. First I was on strict diet, less than 10 grams a day sugar first two weeks, then restrict to less than 20 grams and gradually increase... Then one day I had craving for chocolate, got one with malittol - first a little chunk, then a bit more, a bit more... Then I had troubles in the loo, more troubles, more troubles, and... switched back to normal chocolate. It did not worked for me. But it could the next time...
  - Frozenlock 11y ago
    https://www.reddit.com/r/keto https://www.reddit.com/r/keto
rfw 11y ago
I believe that the insulin spike theory has been mostly debunked: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21245879 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21245879 You shouldn't swear off artificial sweeteners because of the stigma around them, especially since there's such an abundance of research around them debunking all the purported ill effects (except for maybe laxative effects and bad reactions in phenylketonurics) – you can have your artificially sweetened cake and eat it too.

by 0xffff2 11y ago

ssharp 11y ago

Is there strong evidence backing that up? Personally, I've done low-carb diets where things with sugar are almost entirely off-limits, minus a small amount of fruit, and whatever small quantities of sugar are present in non-starchy vegetable. During these diets, I've tried them with and without artificial sugars. Those artificial sugars would be consumed in either diet drinks/sodas, or with coffee. I had the occasional desire to consume something with lots of carbs/sugar, but I can't say it was any strong with artificial sugars than without. If anything, for me, the artificial sugars worked to satiate the desire for something sweet.

malkia 11y ago
Here is how I fall off the atkins diet. First I was on strict diet, less than 10 grams a day sugar first two weeks, then restrict to less than 20 grams and gradually increase... Then one day I had craving for chocolate, got one with malittol - first a little chunk, then a bit more, a bit more... Then I had troubles in the loo, more troubles, more troubles, and... switched back to normal chocolate. It did not worked for me. But it could the next time...
- Frozenlock 11y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/keto https://www.reddit.com/r/keto

rfw 11y ago

I believe that the insulin spike theory has been mostly debunked: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21245879 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21245879 You shouldn't swear off artificial sweeteners because of the stigma around them, especially since there's such an abundance of research around them debunking all the purported ill effects (except for maybe laxative effects and bad reactions in phenylketonurics) – you can have your artificially sweetened cake and eat it too.