Artificial Sweeteners & Insulin Resistance - How Non-Caloric Sweeteners Slow Weight Loss
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2018
- Does your diet include artificial sweeteners? The research presented in this video reveals that non-caloric sweeteners have an impact on insulin levels. Since insulin is your fat-storing hormone, you may want to rethink how often you rely on artificial sweeteners, especially if you are a slow loser.
In this video, you'll learn...
*How artificial sweeteners mixed in coffee affected my blood glucose and ketone readings
*How artificial sweeteners cause insulin resistance and what that means to your ability to burn fat
*My recommendation on using artificial sweeteners
Artificial Sweeteners pictured in the video:
Splenda, Equal, Sweet-n-Low, Erythritol, Stevia, Allulose, Monk Fruit, Xylitol
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You gave me my answer!!! Thank you, I was unable to loose on Keto and even intermittent fasting. I have super slow digestion and bloating. I use suger free syrup in my black coffee everyday. Going with no artificial sweater moving forward!!💖💕
How were the results?
I started the keto : healthy journey lifestyle 3 years ago , after initial weight loss and health benefits I fell into dirty keto and bad keto habits . I’m 54, insulin resistance, belly fat and struggle to keep fasting glucose below 100 and to achieve ketosis . Sardine fasting on day 4 gets me there , barely .. and then I’m ready to be done , I’m going to start journaling, IF, exercise , being mindful , … I’m going to start with the good habits I learned , ditch the dirty habits , enjoy the journey and keep on keeping on . I didn’t come this far for 1/2 baked results . I am going to capture that hope and zeal I started with 3 years ago and keep building and improving on what works and what doesn’t work.
Thanks for taking the time to do this video. Much appreciated from South Africa 🇿🇦
Thank you Dr. Becky for this informative video. There are so many folks promoting "Fat Bombs" and Alternative Desserts" made with artificial sweeteners but no one reporting the effects on insulin levels. Thanks for being the voice of reason and educating us.
I’ve resisted removing sweeteners...but your videos have twisted my arm and made me cave in. I’m drinking black coffee now. But I do allow cream and Erythritol on Saturday only.
Thanks for your encouragement!
Very helpful. Since watching your series on 2 Fit Docs I have slowly eliminated my 1-2 diet sodas per day and I swear I’m less hungry and have less episodes of hypoglycemia. I’m not a diabetic or on a ketogenic diet but just trying to be a bit healthier. Thank you 🤗
Mary Newnham every positive step is a step in the right direction!!!👍
Debbie B .... hm
Excellent! Concise, clear, objective. and informative.
Very helpful. Thanks so much. Never heard it like that. Makes it easier to take it out of my diet. Thanks
UGH! Didn't want to hear this, but exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks
Thanks for the links to the studies👍🏼
Hi Becky - Great information! Thank you for all your informative vlogs - we are focused on nutrition in the midlife and love all your knowledge about nutrition and hormones. XO, Amy and Rachel
Thank you! This is so informative!
This video was very helpful! Thank you!
Thank you Becky for this information. I rarely use sugar substitutes but when I do, I use it for baking if I am wanting a sweet and my preferred sweetener is Erythritol. Using it once in a while I think would be okay. In 7 months of being on keto, I have used it 4 times.
Very helpful! Overcoming a sugar addiction. Low carb high fat diet. Steadfast, pretty clean, and strict for about 14 months now. The last 3 months I gained almost half of the 30 pounds lost. Didn’t change my pretty strict food habit at all! The thing that changed, was serious increase of heavy cream and sugar free syrup In Coffee About 3-4 times a day. (Sugar carving so I was white knuckling it through with that.) Cut down dairy, heavy cream and butter drastically and no weight change! Started searching and found this and some other videos saying the same thing. This has to be what it is. So I need to tearfully let that vice and tool i used go!!
Thanks so much for doing this! ❤️
He is your husband! Oh, thank goodness. Everytime I would watch a video with the two of you in it, the chemistry between the two of you was sooo obvious lol!!! This video was very helpful also. I have been trying to get away from using too much artificial sweeteners. Thank you!
I haven’t found one that tastes good so no big loss. Great videos on both Chanel’s and that is a beautiful blouse.
Very useful information. There just is no free ride. Thank you!
Nothing is for free
It's "safe to ascertain" that we can blame the aspartame.
Fantastic information thank you
thank you for doing the tests and sharing your knowledge of how sweetners effect our metabolism including insulin resistance
Thanks, David!
Gosh I love your videos. I spent 18 months trying to lose weight, doing all the right things, exercise 5 days a week, eating a keto diet BUT only started losing the weight when I gave up the Diet Coke I have been addicted to since I was a teenager (am about to turn 50).
wow really? How is it going? :)
Thankyou for this video
I tried a new product put out by "Silk"; it is Almond unsweetened vanilla almond milk. It has 2g carbs. As you taught us Dr. Becky, it has no sugars or sugar substitutes in the first 3 ingredients.
Will use this as a step to cutting sweeteners completely.
Hopefully it will be out eveywhere soon. It was so new, I cant find it online.
Dr. Becky, have you looked at Swerve, Monkfruit, or Erythritol in general and microbiome health? What about the furthering of insulin resistance with erythritol? How does it compare to the sweeteners in this video?
Good information. Real results. I dont use sweeteners at all. Sometimes I do add honey to plain yogurt and that spikes my insulin. Yes, bad me, but honey at least is not fake and has antioxidants and I dont use a ton of it. Always find a happy medium.
0:47 In that video, most of the sweeteners used included maltodextrin and dextrose as fillers (which have very high glycemic index). Even the "pure stevia" sounded like it included fillers because pure stevia extract is 300 times sweeter than sugar and the "3/8th teaspoon" used would have been equivalent to 112.5 teaspoons of sugar in sweetness. Try these sweeteners in liquid form.
Glad you brought that up, because your absolutely right.Not saying all those artificial sweeteners are good, but the demon is the maltidextron in those packets and elsewhere.Thanks Those liquid sweeteners will cause some to just do without because they'll gag you when tasted.Nasty formulation IMO
I'm trying to go sugar free but I still love my coffee sweetened. I've recently switched from equal to stevia and lost 3 lbs in about 4 days. Stevia isn't near as sweet as aspartame. 2 packets of equal is almost too sweet. I'm finding that 3 packets of stevia is just right. I use MCT oil in my morning coffee before going to the gym. I work out fasted and eat breakfast at around 12:00 am. I'm now intermittent fasting and just have one large meal a day. Which is breakfast. I will have a double scoop of protein powder with a scoop of cacao in water and some asparagus or other veggies at around 6:30pm. My MBR is suppose to be around 1466 calories and besides working out, at the gym 4 to 5 days a week, I'm just sitting all day. I do get out and ride my bicycle or go walking once in a while though. I've dropped over 10 pounds in the last year and a half. I'm 64 now and was 63 when my aviator picture was taken. If I have to drink my coffee black, I'd have to give up coffee.
Thanks again for this video, Dr. Becky. I'm curious, though, that you seemed to sort of skip over the less obvious artificial sweetener choices of stevia, erythritol, etc. Could you talk a bit about them?
Hi Denys, I discussed most sweeteners in this blog post: www.drbeckyfitness.com/can-i-use-stevia-and-artificial-sweeteners-on-my-diet/
I also mentioned my second YT channel in the video where my husband and I discussed our blood glucose and ketone readings after testing other sweeteners like stevia and erythritol: bit.ly/2uYWdJJ
I thought that stevia and monk fruit where sugars from natural sources, nor sure why I keep hearing in all the videos that they're artificial.
Subscribed you are lovely to listen to
Dang- I just bought some electrolytes that have Steviol and Sucralose, I didn't want these, but that part of the label was not visible online. These are not specifically mentioned in the video. Any idea if/ to how these affect insulin and leptin levels? Splenda for instance, contains just a tiny percentage of sucralose as a component. Splenda contains only 5% Sucralose plus 95% fillers (Maltodextrin and Dextrin), in order to make it "spoon-for-spoon" and fluffy "like sugar". Maltodextrin and Dextrin can contribute to a spike in blood sugar.
I think that you are right about sweeteners and I think that my Splenda makes me crave something sweet so from now on I will no longer use them when I drink coffee or tea. Thanks so much. Is there anything else that I can drink besides water?
What should be used in place of sugar or a sugar substitute for baking?
Thank you 😊🦋
I had a feeling the party was coming to an end. Guess it’s cinnamon for the rest of my life then.
Or switch to a low-carb diet which is much easier to maintain over the super-restrictive Keto diet she is advocating. The mild bump that sucralose does is so minor that in a low-carb diet it does not matter and even some Keto people do not mind it.
😂me also
haha... ground cinnamon has 250 calories for 100 grams... saying it for awareness :)
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Same here. 😢
Dr Becky. Such great info! Do you guys ever eat anything sweet or are you totally off any sugars whatsoever? Thanks!
Hi William, we occasionally have a treat, but we don't feel much of a need to do so :)
Becky Gillaspy, thank you! I sometimes feel that, for me, using monk fruit or other alternative sweeteners holds me hostage to sugar addiction. Y’all are the best.
I have been doing a 6 week weightloss challenge and just finished week 3. I'm eating a paleo meal plan and the only thing I consumed outside of the plan was iced sugar free (sucralose) vanilla macchiatos made with almond milk multiple times a week. I had no idea that sucralose was splenda! I have not seen any weight loss in these 3 weeks despite working out with high intensity 5 days a week! How can I fix this? Can I use xylitol or erythritol just to sweeten the macchiatos or should I just stop consuming all of them all together?
I'm glad I quit artificial sweeteners several years ago when some of them started giving me stomach issues. I've stuck to just plain old sugar for the last few years and just had to ween myself off of it. I really miss a little sweetener in my coffee though. I like flavored coffees and the depth of flavor is lacking with just heavy cream alone. Cinnamon helps when I remember to add it.
Nothing is tastier than a good iced mocha. I'll probably try the water thing with no sweetener. But black coffee? Mehhh. Maybe it'll taste okay after quitting sugar. 🤷 If it don't change, then I'll never be able to drink anything but water which was already hard to get used to lol
Thank you
Thank you now it will be a limit of 1 sugar substitute once a week.
Very helpful!! Thank you 🙂 Dr Becky!
I knew deep in my mind that my skinny Cinnamon Dolce latte was going to be almost as unhealthy as my mocha had been. It did reduce my carbs for 3 months being that it had artificial sweetners in it.
With this video, i will now choose to retire it and go with black coffee, heavy cream, and K G. butter. I tried a swig of black coffee yesterday; it was pretty tolerable!
at 188.6lb today! Thank you, thank you🤸♀️🏋️♀️💕
Very helpful information. I am off of artificial sweeteners now.
Do how do we fix or gut biome after ditching the artificial sweeteners?
are the sower green apples good for losing weight
What about Stevia, is it in the same boat?
Does this include the use of Stevia? Which is plant based.
Well with all due respect for your time and effort in making and compiling suggested studies for backup, that just sucks cause I love sweets.I've been walking the line of pre diabetes/IR for a decade without the use of prescription meds, but practicing keto for about 4 yrs and IF randomly, losing near 40 lbs for a person whose never been overweight is undesirable.Numbers still creep up so made the decision to do dirty carnivore, lost another 5 lbs and a pant size.I'm NOT the one who stores fat at all, but what to do when I weigh 140 lbs and can't afford to lose another pound but still in prediabetes range??
Becky, Insulin resistance is very difficult to manage. Sugar is our enemy, but at some point in your life living a tasteless life is just not worth it. Can you recommend a way to add some natural forms in small portions that will not inhibit Ketosis? I just have a hard time wrapping my head around how an 1/8 of a teaspoon of honey or maple syrup can make one retain belly fat... humm . I would love a video of healthy meal options for Insulin resistance. I can not tolerate artificial sweeteners anyway so they are not really an option for me. Your videos are my go to and I patiently await them..
Hi Tina, eating a healthy high-fat/low-carb diet is certainly full of flavor. Once you move away from the need for sugar and your taste buds are no longer held hostage by raw sugar, your taste for natural sugars like those found in berries and even raw nuts and seeds is enhanced. And, of course, fats are extremely flavorful and satisfying. You've likely heard me say my 3E's - Easy-to-Follow, Effective, and Enjoyable - Your diet has to be all three to get the results you want. It is what I teach in my coaching program if you're interested: www.drbeckyfitness.com/coaching
I love your chicken fruit stand so cute!
So the bottom line is that there is no easy way out for anything in life!!!! Reminds me of that book "you can't go over it you can't go under it you got to go through it"
I've a friend that would love that chicken basket.
I drink 0-2 cups of coffee a week. I used to use Splenda to sweeten my coffee. Should I use real sugar instead or will the 1 or 2 packets of Splenda that I use still have the detrimental effect when used this infrequently?
(I am prediabetic btw)
Dr. Becky, I see other sweeteners in your video but you didn't mention Stevia? Is it better then the three you mentioned and showed us? I'm confused!
Hi Lisa, I mentioned in the video that you can learn about those sweeteners on my other channel: bit.ly/2uYWdJJ
How did erythritol affect insuline response?
I'm beginning to believe its aspartame & sucralose that is derailing losing the last 15lbs. I seem to be stalled at 175lbs. I'm still looking for a satisfactory substitute for diet soda & sweetener for my coffee. At this point I still can't imagine life without some sweetness.
bgregg55 if you find a good sweetener, I’d love to hear about it.
ditto that
@@bgregg55you found something?
Is Inulin okay to consume when trying to loose weight?
Does this apply to stevia??
I just gave up my artificial sweeteners on a whim and ended up losing weight and feel much less inflammation. My skin also looks much brighter. 🤷♀️
Doesn't the caffeine in the coffee cause blood sugar to spike?
Dr Becky. Is it possible that Stevia and / or monk fruit and erythritol can cause hot flashes? I started taking some of the sweetener with my daily coffees. I also coincidentally started having terrible hot flashes. Yikes. I cut them out and first day noticed a 99 % improvement! Is it the rise in insulin that caused the hot flashes?
The cause of hot flashes is not well understood, but related to the drop in estrogen that women experience around menopause. Was your experience a coincidence? I don't know. But, I do know that you can live without sugar substitutes, so you're best to do without them.
Dr. Becky Gillaspy So true...thank you for all that you and your husband do to support the community. You two are too cute. I just love to see your videos and the great content. It’s been very inspiring.
I have a huge bag of what I thought was Stevia but apparently it has that word in it that starts with an m that is bad. Ugh
I dont know if you can answer or not. The topic being sucrolose, which is in Splenda. I have researched and have found that the problems with Splenda (and the sucrolose in it) usually contains 95% dextrose (D-glucose) and maltodextrin. I dont use Splenda, but what about sucrolose alone as a sweetner, such as Propel zero drinks, and some sugar free syrups and other items too. Do you know if this is safe and if it affects blood glucose levels? Unless I am understanding incorrectly the main problem with Splenda is the combination of ingredients not the sucrolose alone?
Hi Amy, I can't say for sure what causes the issues with Splenda (i.e. sucralose or the fillers). As you might know, my husband and I tested our blood glucose and ketones after consuming different sweeteners (bit.ly/2uYWdJJ) and Splenda did not have good results. However, I don't know how I would test sucralose alone because my suspicion is that the fillers are needed for volume and to avoid clumping, so I don't know that it is available to the public without the fillers. From what I have read, sucralose alone is not favorable for glucose or insulin. I can't say that this is a topic I will get to real soon, so if it is a gnawing question for you, you may want to do a search on Google Scholar.
I only use 2 packs of sweet and low a day. I wonder if that little keeps you from losing weight
What can I drink if I find coffee to be disgusting? Only water?
So is there a sweetener you recommend? Also do you work out or cardio I would be interested in a video your very fit. Thank you
Marlene Marlene Following.
Hi Marlene, the main reason I am not a fan of any artificial sweeteners is because they keep you hooked on sweetness (sugar). Having said that, if I make an occasional treat, I use Swerve.
Becky Gillaspy Thank you, so basically to lose weight and be healthy we should be on no sugar at all is that really what it’s about no sugar artificial or regular just stay off it?
Dr Becky, question: does a keto diet promote high cholesterol? I have had great success with weight loss with keto but just recently had a check up including blood work. For the first time ever I had high cholesterol. Concerned...….
Dave Dunek
Hi Dave, just sharing my experience...I know how you feel. I've been on modified keto diet since february. Just this week i lost 5.4 lbs! I went to the doc in june and all my numbers came back great. (had been prediabetic with untaken RX)
My cholesterol #s were bad for the first time BUT my cholesterol Total was still under the max. Nevertheless, I did add avocados which helps raise good cholesterol.
Wishing you lots of success!
Dr. Eric berg and Thomas delauer explains this in detail. Check it out
Hi Dave, cholesterol is a confusing topic, but my video "Understanding Cholesterol and Your Low Carb Diet will help: ua-cam.com/video/7gH0Vyb9QQM/v-deo.html
I will never go for artificial sweeteners unless a solid research comes out. Which considering the track record of food industry could be a long long wait. But i dont have to deal with the empty calories that sugar provides as well. If I'm gonna have sugar then I might as well take it in the form where it's not stripped naked of any nutrients. Here comes in Jaggery Powder. Jaggery has been used in India for thousands of years and I've personally switched to Jaggery powder for my sweet needs. Its complex carbs and not stripped of nutrients like sugar with exactly the same caloric value.
True that! I've been trying to get into ketosis for over a couple month now. No luck. I quit all artificial sweeteners and within 4 days I was in ketosis! My tongue taste sweet and my brain tells my body SWEET SUGAR! LOL
Thank you so much, pretty sad foods cause disease, withe these sweetners , and the people believe they are safe thinking we are protected, we are NOT SAFE
Monk fruit? Erythritol? Why not do those?
I hate water. I lost 80 pounds drinking diet soda and tea. So its not needed to deprive yourself. However, I could probably have lost weight quicker. But..... Then I would have really excess skin. So would I really want that? As for diabetes, that's what I am wanting to tackle if I have it as I'm untested. But pretty sure I am diabetic. So I'm going to start drinking water only using diet drinks for my eating window and see if it helps. I feel better after not dieting for 3 days of cheating. I'm curious if Splenda is causing blurry vision and constipation and inflammation. Cause I actually feel better drinking normal sugar than Splenda or aspartame. I realize this now. Either that or all this food is giving me what I need for good vision and less inflammation. Learning as I go lol
I have a very hard time getting and staying in ketosis. I need huge amounts of fat to get there. I drink like 3 sugar free rockstars everyday. I just realized the second ingredient is glucose sugar. So today i am drinking coffee with heavy cream. No sweeteners. So gross lol. We shall see if i start losing weight now.
Dr can you make a video on how can we cope with confinement at a nutritional level, lack of our usual excercise and the mental health impact? if it's not much to ask lol...
Sugar and fake sugars are devils to good health!!! I So love your vids!!!
Man!! U can’t have shiii if u wanna be healthy r lose weight jeez. It’s hard enough to cut out sodas but I have done so but now I can’t have diet soda r artificial sweetener too. Smh. Thanks for the info
fasting and hairloss connection
I think I need to give up Stevia Glycerite it hasn’t impacted my glucose number and I have been consistent in Ketosis but my scale is down a pound. then everyday after for 4 days even with 16 to 18 hours fasting up 2 oz a day. Then I get back on and back to my start of down a pound. I am like Keith very insulin resistant of course being 53 helps :-) Black Coffee YUK but going to give it a shot 😜
Might as well use sugar then
Very interesting, thank you.
Frankly, all these sweeteners taste weird to me and therefore are to be avoided. If things in nature had those tastes, I don't think we'd eat them.
Moggridge I agree. I have used some, but they all leave me with phlegm. This must be a sign that it’s not good for me.
Good point!
@@beckygillaspy You talked about the artificial sweeteners specifically the red, blue and yellow but you never mentioned the others sitting on your counter like erythritol, monk fruit etc. Unless you were including them with the artificial ones. I assume these are not considered "artificial" sweeteners. Unless I missed something? Did you test any of the non-artificial sweeteners yet?
What about natural sweeteners? I realize what somebody calls a ‘natural’ sweetener does not make it inert….
I’ve quit sugar and sweetners. Diet soda and sweeteners was keeping my cravings and addiction to sugar/sweet taste. I’m done with sweet stuff
Did you notice much difference? Thank you.
@@EEEBA1 me?? Yes I noticed a huge difference giving up anything sweet
@@helenalovelock1030 Yes, I was asking you.
I am contemplating quiting diet soda. I feel hungry constantly and craving sweets more than usual.
@@EEEBA1 yes you must quit them. They increase hunger and make you crave. You won’t regret it. Switch to sparkling water and add a little lemon or lime juice if you like. I’ll never go back to diet soda now it will be waaaay too sweet. I was addicted to Diet Coke I would have one and crave a second within 15 mins. I love sparkling water now so fresh and clean. You can do it.
@@helenalovelock1030 I have a hard time losing weight. Maybe that's one of the reasons why and my hunger never goes away, if I'm awake I'm hungry.
I'm definitely quiting diet soda.
Thank you so much
Stevia? I saw the video with your husband. It seems to be the best bet. Do you agree?
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Hi Warren, I would not say any of the sugar substitutes came out of our testing with a great showing. Here is a video we shot: Adding Stevia to Keto Coffee...A Bad Idea? ua-cam.com/video/A1YTWdrEaFI/v-deo.html
I have a sweet tooth 😫
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Not true for me. I lost 50 pounds with Splenda
She is mostly concerned with Keto which super restrictive (and I have serious problems with) but some artificial sweeteners are fine in a low-carb diet. I do a low-carb diet and consume drinks with sucralose (an artificial sweetener) and have also lost weight.
Me too, in a year I've lost 50 pounds with Keto, but it's been months since I reach a plateau and i bet its erithrytol and Stevia, after listening to her suggestions hopefully I can reach my goal
Explains why I'm on keto and cant lose any weight... I guess good bye artificial sweeteners. See if that doesnt help.
I recently figured out how bad artificial sweeteners are. In short: from a metabolic perspective, they are better than real sugar because they do not cause a rise in blood sugar, but they _do_ increase insulin. Too much insulin circulating in the blood causes both weight gain and insulin resistance. Insulin resistance causes the body to release even more insulin, furthering the cycle.
Basically, there is no way to cheat on sweets. And this explains why people who drink diet soda remain obese--it is not just because they are compensating for the diet soda by overeating. Just remember that insulin is the main driver of weight gain, not necessarily calories. Anything that causes too much insulin in your body will cause you to gain weight. And if you are not building muscle or recovering from some injury, that weight will be fat.
Another culprit is excessive protein, which people also tend to ignore. Because while protein has a negligible impact on blood sugar, it has an immense impact on insulin levels.
Wrong. All of it is wrong. They do not increase insulin, and there are absolutely no studies that have proven that they have that causality effect. All of these studies, many of them not even on humans, have been observational. Observational studies are incomplete, meaning not all variables are implemented within the study, and therefore produce inconclusive evidence. They may see a link, but that link may be for any number of factors not considered within the study. For example, it is observed that many obese people drink diet sodas; therefore, a link has been made between diet sodas and obesity. Observational conclusion: diet soda "may" cause obesity. What is not factored in, however, is that many obese people switch to diet sodas to lose weight, but they don't necessarily change their overall diet. It's not about people compensating for the calories or carbs, it's about failing to change the root cause, which is their overall diet. In short, aspertame and other artificial sweeteners can't make you gain weight, but they also can't make you lose it either if the rest of your diet is full of carbs and calories.
Factually, artificial sweeteners CANNOT increase insulin resistance. You can argue with me all you want on this, but I'm walking proof that they don't. I'm a type 2 diabetic, so yeah, I have some very firsthand experience with insulin resistance. Before you even try to link it to artificial sweeteners, no, I never used artificial sweeteners prior to being diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. It was all the real sugar-filled soda and junk food and massive amounts of carbs I ate that did that. I switched to diet sodas and artificial sweeteners after that diagnosis. At my worse, my A1C was at 7.6. Not good at all. But I didn't just switch to diet soda and artificial sweeteners and call it a day, I switched my entire diet up. I went low carb. Cut out grains, whole wheat, oats, and anything starchy. Went to a 16-hour fasting routine 4 days a week with a 12-hour fasting routine for the other 3 days. But yes, I didn't drop the diet soda. I didn't drop the artificial sweeteners. What I did drop however was 62lbs, and I brought my A1C down to 5.1. You do realize that isn't even in the diabetic range, right? My blood glucose is 100% normal. And I drink 2 to 3 diet sodas a day. I sometimes have an artificially sweetened iced coffee or iced tea. I'll sometimes eat artificially sweetened homemade cakes or ice cream or doughnuts or brownies for desert.
Please explain to me how a type 2 diabetic who is insulin resistant can have full control over his diabetes and successfully lose a good chunk of weight while using artificial sweeteners daily in his life, when artificial sweeteners are supposed to do exactly the opposite according to what you're saying. I actually have the answer. It's because none of the studies have been able to conclusively determined if artificial sweeteners have a causality effect on weight gain or insulin resistance. Not a single one of those studies. That's why.
@@NexusNine That is good for you but doesn't prove anything. A smoker who smokes a pack a day and cuts down to 1 cigarette a day has dramatically increased her life expectancy, but that does not mean smoking is not bad for you. You have cut out a lot of other bad habits, like over-eating and excessive carbs, so it's working out for you.
Artificial sweeteners are not metabolically innert. At the very least they affect the brain, and how insulin interacts with the brain. Insulin interacts with the brain and how the brain controls weight in complex ways that we don't fully understand.
Anyways, the fact that you can't quit sweeteners pretty much proves it. You are so hooked on sweet stuff even now you can't quit.
@@2hot2handle65 cigarettes are a horrible analogy. There is years of fact-based evidence that supports the harmful effects of cigarettes, when factually, there is not one conclusive study that actually supports the negative effects artificial sweeteners have on the brain or any part of the body. A lot of people speak "truths" about how bad artificial sweeteners are, but all it really is is a bunch of people trying to piece together a bunch of incomplete and in inclusive studies that all show varying and conflicting results. Again, without all variables accounted for, observational studies hold little to no weight. The problem occurs when these inconclusive studies are presented as irrefutable facts when they simply just aren't. Where is your evidence that artificial sweeteners keep people obese? Because you flat out presented it as a causality. Where is your evidence that artificial sweeteners on their own keeps people obese? Because there are plenty of people like myself that use artificial sweeteners and lose weight. So what are the missing variables here? You can say whatever you want about my taste for sweet food. What I am, regardless, is proof that not all variables were accounted for in any of these studies, and failure to account for all variables will always present inconclusive data. And until the data can reach a conclusive point, thinking something is bad doesn't make it factually bad.
@@NexusNine lolol I didn't present it as a causality. What the studies show is that artificial sweeteners are associated weight gain in people of normal and obese BMIs, even after controlling for other factors like exercise, calories, etc. So it's not just fat people eat a lot of artificial sweeteners - it's that you are more likely to gain fat when you eat artificial sweeteners. A clear association has been reported. They just don't know why. But it is definitely true that these sweeteners activate the same pleasure centers in the brain as real sugar.
Is it possible that I'm more hungry because I drink 2-3 diet sodas (or LaCroix) a day?
I'm almost always hungry.
I have tried keto for 14 months with zero success and I was eating less than 15 grams of net carbs a day.
Then I stopped keto and for the last 3 years I have been fasting and eating once a day on most days doing resistance training and cardio 4 times per week and in the last two months I even added a daily 4-5 miles walk every single day and still nothing, if anything I have gained weight and inches?! What am I doing wrong? Thank you
Why don't you present population percentages of people actually effected by this or that versus "assuming" that everybody reacts the same as some "one off" i.e. anomaly. I think you purposely look for "shocking negatives" about this or that to draw people in and that is deceptions by omittance.
This doesn't make any sense, your insulin can go up or down doesn't mean you are not burning calories. Artificial sweetners cannot stop your body from burning calories, yes some can raise insulin, it doesn't mean that it will stop you from losing weight. Insulin and weight lose do not have to occur simultaneously they are two separate processes. I studied nutrition & dietetics and all this information is false. If they have next to 0 calories in them where are those calories coming from then that cause you to gain weight? A deficit of calories causes you to lose weight and a surplus causes you to gain weight. If you are in a deficit at the end of the day that is all that matters, not so much your insulin. I use sweetners daily and have super low bodyfat and will easily gain weight using real sugar etc.