Sweeteners and Insulin

bikaga
bikaga Posts: 22 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone!

I've seen a few threads mentioning the omg horrible chemicals that are artificial sweeteners and their terrible effects on causing an insulin spike.

If you are interested in the facts rather than hearsay, please read this article, written by someone who is not a fan of sweeteners (i.e. not an industry rep in any way) but has reviewed the available literature.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/artificial-sweeteners-insulin/#axzz3DUMsgztm

So, to date, there is no evidence that this actually happens, with the possible exception of acesulfame K. So please use sweeteners if they work for you and don't let anyone scare you out of it. There is NO evidence at this stage.

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  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,338 Member
    Bump to keep this in the Recent Posts.
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    There is NO evidence at this stage.

    Exactly.

    At this stage.

    And anyone who ends a sentence that is supposed to be profound with "Word" makes me question their viability. That's just me though.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    If artificial sweeteners, like aspartame in particular caused any sort of insulin response at all, I would be dead.

    Also, if they were harmful in any way I would be able to tell you that.

    Most people do not realize this, but saccharine and aspartame are among the MOST TESTED substances in the FDA books, period. Every time any quack research out there says any FDA approved substance is harmful in any way, shape or form, then it is FDA policy to corroborate it in case they need to remove it from their approved list. So it has been tested again, and again, and again...
  • bikaga
    bikaga Posts: 22 Member
    Bugaboo_Sue:

    I'm a scientist. I go by what research suggests is the most likely scenario. These are straightforward tests - you apply one substance and measure the concentration of another. A spike in insulin is easy to measure, and I have no reason to doubt the results in these peer-reviewed studies.

    If you are the kind of person to refute scientific evidence in the context of how you lead your life then that is your prerogative. If you are the kind of person to use your lack of understanding to scare other people into conforming to your own scientifically unfounded view then it is not your problem anymore, you are influencing others, and causing harm, and I will do what I can to reduce that kind of nasty influence on people.

    Also if you cannot rationally criticise the content of the article or the linked papers but instead resort to making remarks about the language, I believe you don't mean "viability" in this context.

    (Word.)

    </trolling>
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    This is just a bump. Nothing to see here.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,338 Member
    Just another friendly bump.

    I was going to add a pic, but photobucket is acting up right now.
  • bikaga
    bikaga Posts: 22 Member
    Thanks for the bumping, folks :) Will it be a cat pic, Rileysowner? :D

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