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True or False: Artificial Sweeteners Make You Gain Weight
True, according to the fitness mag I was reading today, but not for the reason that I have heard before which is that they do actually contain trace calories and eating an assload of it really will add up. That is true. But this mag had a different reason which I thought sounded bogus but I wanted to get your thoughts.
According to this magazine, "When you drink a diet soda, your body thinks glucose will be coming in (WHY?) and it releases insulin. However there is no glucose so you are left with high levels of circulating insulin in the absence of glucose, making you hungry and more prone to binge eating :rolleyes:."
I was under the impression that an insulin spike big enough to cause hunger cravings would have to be induced by a fairly large amount of carbohydrate. Certainly the pancreas cannot sense incoming non-storable chemicals and get them confused with storable macronutrients for which it must release insulin, right? Furthermore, what the magazine was describing was a body in a diabetic state. So apparently artificial sweeteners can now induce hypoglycemia and give full fledged diabetic symptoms. Who knew.
Sarcasm aside, is there any shred of truth to this article?
This has been proven false by more than one study.
Searching Google will pull up some studies, I found this one really quick by searching for "aspartame insulin response": http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi...tract/11/3/230
Plus, you can use me as anecdotal evidence. When I lost 60 lbs, I drank 6+ cans of Diet Coke every day :p
calories in aritifical sweetners
the fillers used to dilute the sweetners contain calories. the sweetners themselves do not. the producers can get out of reporting any nutritional information as long as the serving size is under a gram. how can there be a gram of any nutrient in a qnty smaller than a gram--right?
equal and splenda use "maltodextrin" and "dextrose" to add "bulk" to the product. Otherwise, the sweetners are so powerful that an amount too small for regular people to measure would overwhelm food with sweentess.
the fillers used to dilute the sweetners contain calories. the sweetners themselves do not. the producers can get out of reporting any nutritional information as long as the serving size is under a gram. how can there be a gram of any nutrient in a qnty smaller than a gram--right?
equal and splenda use "maltodextrin" and "dextrose" to add "bulk" to the product. Otherwise, the sweetners are so powerful that an amount too small for regular people to measure would overwhelm food with sweentess. That's so crazy that something can be that sweet!!!!
According to this magazine, "When you drink a diet soda, your body thinks glucose will be coming in (WHY?) and it releases insulin. However there is no glucose so you are left with high levels of circulating insulin in the absence of glucose, making you hungry and more prone to binge eating :rolleyes:."
I don't really buy that. I don't overeat after drinking a diet coke. But then again, I guess self-control plays a part in that. The mental reasoning is more important I believe. "Oh, I'm having a diet coke, so I can have an extra cookie instead." No, put down the damn cookie. If you find you are really hungry, you can grab some fruit or cold cuts or something nutritious.
I think there are enough things to worry about on this planet without thinking about the contents of a diet soda.
I chose not to care one way or the other but for the record I think the insulin argument is a bogus one too.
the fillers used to dilute the sweetners contain calories. the sweetners themselves do not. the producers can get out of reporting any nutritional information as long as the serving size is under a gram. how can there be a gram of any nutrient in a qnty smaller than a gram--right?
equal and splenda use "maltodextrin" and "dextrose" to add "bulk" to the product. Otherwise, the sweetners are so powerful that an amount too small for regular people to measure would overwhelm food with sweentess. This is only for products released to the public - that is, bags of Aspartame, Splenda, and saccharine.
When the Coco Cola company makes its products, it uses raw product without the fillers because it makes large batches and can easily measure the correct amounts.
Damn I remember this thread, it's kinda old :). Anyway yeah I think the idea that an artificial sweetener can induce an insulin response is wrong. The body doesnt produce insulin based on how things taste, it has to have something storable.
i lost the most weight ever drinking a 2 liter + a day of diet...
i lost the most weight ever drinking a 2 liter + a day of diet... Quite true. I lost weight just from switching to diet soda. 1 can of diet soda instead of 1 can of regular saves you 150-200 calories a day.
True, according to the fitness mag I was reading today The bullshit bells go nuts as soon as I read things like this.
133 packets of splenda a day adds 500 extra cals, and thus a pound a week. :)
133 packets of splenda a day adds 500 extra cals, and thus a pound a week. :) That's true, but that wasnt the argument made in the magazine for why they make you gain.
That's true, but that wasnt the argument made in the magazine for why they make you gain. I know, I'm joking around.
i lost the most weight ever drinking a 2 liter + a day of diet... Jeeze I hope you don't get aspartame poisoning cus damn that's alot of sweetener. Ever get head aches Must have been some painful cardio you were doing with all that carbonated water in you
133 packets of splenda a day adds 500 extra cals, and thus a pound a week. :) I lost 25 pounds by switching from regular sugar in my coffee to splenda plus I think it even tastes better...........nummy
I lost 25 pounds by switching from regular sugar in my coffee to splenda plus I think it even tastes better...........nummy Right...but you were consuming far fewer calories from dextrose and maltodextrin than you were with sugar previously.
I like Splenda as a substitute for sugar in pretty much everything but coffee, which I like strong and black. Real sugar tastes ok, but Splenda just doesn't taste right to me for some reason.
True, according to the fitness mag I was reading today, but not for the reason that I have heard before which is that they do actually contain trace calories and eating an assload of it really will add up. That is true. But this mag had a different reason which I thought sounded bogus but I wanted to get your thoughts.
According to this magazine, "When you drink a diet soda, your body thinks glucose will be coming in (WHY?) and it releases insulin. However there is no glucose so you are left with high levels of circulating insulin in the absence of glucose, making you hungry and more prone to binge eating :rolleyes:."
I was under the impression that an insulin spike big enough to cause hunger cravings would have to be induced by a fairly large amount of carbohydrate. Certainly the pancreas cannot sense incoming non-storable chemicals and get them confused with storable macronutrients for which it must release insulin, right? Furthermore, what the magazine was describing was a body in a diabetic state. So apparently artificial sweeteners can now induce hypoglycemia and give full fledged diabetic symptoms. Who knew.
Sarcasm aside, is there any shred of truth to this article?
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This has been proven false by more than one study.
Searching Google will pull up some studies, I found this one really quick by searching for "aspartame insulin response": http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi...tract/11/3/230
Plus, you can use me as anecdotal evidence. When I lost 60 lbs, I drank 6+ cans of Diet Coke every day :p
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calories in aritifical sweetners
the fillers used to dilute the sweetners contain calories. the sweetners themselves do not. the producers can get out of reporting any nutritional information as long as the serving size is under a gram. how can there be a gram of any nutrient in a qnty smaller than a gram--right?
equal and splenda use "maltodextrin" and "dextrose" to add "bulk" to the product. Otherwise, the sweetners are so powerful that an amount too small for regular people to measure would overwhelm food with sweentess.
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the fillers used to dilute the sweetners contain calories. the sweetners themselves do not. the producers can get out of reporting any nutritional information as long as the serving size is under a gram. how can there be a gram of any nutrient in a qnty smaller than a gram--right?
equal and splenda use "maltodextrin" and "dextrose" to add "bulk" to the product. Otherwise, the sweetners are so powerful that an amount too small for regular people to measure would overwhelm food with sweentess. That's so crazy that something can be that sweet!!!!
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According to this magazine, "When you drink a diet soda, your body thinks glucose will be coming in (WHY?) and it releases insulin. However there is no glucose so you are left with high levels of circulating insulin in the absence of glucose, making you hungry and more prone to binge eating :rolleyes:."
I don't really buy that. I don't overeat after drinking a diet coke. But then again, I guess self-control plays a part in that. The mental reasoning is more important I believe. "Oh, I'm having a diet coke, so I can have an extra cookie instead." No, put down the damn cookie. If you find you are really hungry, you can grab some fruit or cold cuts or something nutritious.
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I think there are enough things to worry about on this planet without thinking about the contents of a diet soda.
I chose not to care one way or the other but for the record I think the insulin argument is a bogus one too.
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the fillers used to dilute the sweetners contain calories. the sweetners themselves do not. the producers can get out of reporting any nutritional information as long as the serving size is under a gram. how can there be a gram of any nutrient in a qnty smaller than a gram--right?
equal and splenda use "maltodextrin" and "dextrose" to add "bulk" to the product. Otherwise, the sweetners are so powerful that an amount too small for regular people to measure would overwhelm food with sweentess. This is only for products released to the public - that is, bags of Aspartame, Splenda, and saccharine.
When the Coco Cola company makes its products, it uses raw product without the fillers because it makes large batches and can easily measure the correct amounts.
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Damn I remember this thread, it's kinda old :). Anyway yeah I think the idea that an artificial sweetener can induce an insulin response is wrong. The body doesnt produce insulin based on how things taste, it has to have something storable.
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i lost the most weight ever drinking a 2 liter + a day of diet...
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i lost the most weight ever drinking a 2 liter + a day of diet... Quite true. I lost weight just from switching to diet soda. 1 can of diet soda instead of 1 can of regular saves you 150-200 calories a day.
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True, according to the fitness mag I was reading today The bullshit bells go nuts as soon as I read things like this.
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133 packets of splenda a day adds 500 extra cals, and thus a pound a week. :)
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133 packets of splenda a day adds 500 extra cals, and thus a pound a week. :) That's true, but that wasnt the argument made in the magazine for why they make you gain.
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That's true, but that wasnt the argument made in the magazine for why they make you gain. I know, I'm joking around.
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i lost the most weight ever drinking a 2 liter + a day of diet... Jeeze I hope you don't get aspartame poisoning cus damn that's alot of sweetener. Ever get head aches Must have been some painful cardio you were doing with all that carbonated water in you
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133 packets of splenda a day adds 500 extra cals, and thus a pound a week. :) I lost 25 pounds by switching from regular sugar in my coffee to splenda plus I think it even tastes better...........nummy
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I lost 25 pounds by switching from regular sugar in my coffee to splenda plus I think it even tastes better...........nummy Right...but you were consuming far fewer calories from dextrose and maltodextrin than you were with sugar previously.
I like Splenda as a substitute for sugar in pretty much everything but coffee, which I like strong and black. Real sugar tastes ok, but Splenda just doesn't taste right to me for some reason.