Artificial Sweeteners

[muad33b]

Another dinoiii question:

Do artificial sweeteners cause an insulin response? I had heard this from a family member who recently started some fad diet...

I'm thinking in terms of something like crystal-lite where it's no sodium, really low carb (<1g/serving) but is likely chock full of Aspartame.... is this going to spike insulin and therefore suppress glocagon, and therefore hinder fat loss?

I haven't been having any of this lately, but when I'm really dying for some carbs, I know this tends to help a bit...

[dinoiii]

The answer appears to be no.

Through copious tallies of glucometer readings, the blood sugar response is minimal --> none. There has actually been question surrounding whether or not some alternative ingredients that wind up coupled with various sweetners are more the culprit for any noted elevations. So, whatever the source of that 1 gram of carb in crystal light can certainly offer potential blood sugar elevations (with significant quantity ingested) that are independent of the sweetner.

The American Diabetes Association approves the use of the following artificial sweeteners:

Saccharin (Sweet'N Low)
Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal)
Acesulfame potassium (Sunett)
Sucralose (Splenda)

Now, the FDA has approved Neotame, but NO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS are available in the US as of my writing this response that I am aware of.

Overall, the glucagon suppressionary role is likely moot here if consumed in vaccum or still with consideration of "x" tally rather than employing them as your sole beverage et al.


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