Key Takeaways from the Video 1. Diet Soda Preferences: • The speaker prefers diet sodas without sucrose due to its sweetness and potential metabolic effects. • Diet Dr. Pepper is favored over zero-calorie options that contain sucrose. 2. Artificial Sweeteners and Insulin Response: • Though artificial sweeteners are non-nutritive, they may still influence insulin levels due to the body’s anticipatory response to sweetness. • The “caloric phase insulin response” occurs when sweet tastes trigger the brain to signal insulin release, even in the absence of glucose. 3. Allulose Benefits: • Allulose is highlighted as a unique sweetener that may promote satiety and has potential benefits for blood sugar control. • It appears to be metabolically advantageous, especially in reducing blood sugar spikes when consumed with carbohydrates. 4. Individual Variation in Responses: • The response to sweeteners varies between individuals; some may experience increased cravings after intake, while others do not. • Sweeteners like allulose may help curb cravings for some individuals while not impacting others negatively. 5. Mitochondrial Function and Fat Oxidation: • Research suggests that allulose may enhance mitochondrial uncoupling, promoting fat oxidation, which could aid weight loss. • It might stimulate lipolysis and fat breakdown, potentially leading to better body composition. 6. Ranking of Sweeteners: • The speaker ranks sweeteners based on their metabolic impact: • Best: Allulose • Good: Stevia and monk fruit extract • Moderate: Sugar alcohols (like erythritol, with xylitol being better than others) • Caution: Aspartame (considered safe in moderation) • Worst: Sucrose due to its potential effects on brain signaling. 7. Fiber and GLP-1: • Soluble fibers are generally beneficial and can stimulate GLP-1 secretion, which is crucial for appetite regulation and weight loss. 8. Personal Experiences: • The speakers share their personal experiences and preferences regarding sweeteners and diet sodas, emphasizing their understanding of how these choices impact their eating behaviors and health. 9. Conclusion: • The conversation highlights the complex interactions between sweeteners, insulin responses, and individual metabolic differences, stressing the importance of personal awareness and experimentation in dietary choices.
Hey Thomas, I see you never interrupt him; you generally let your experts finish speaking first before you speak! Kudos to you to have such a huge discipline! Thank you very much for all you do! Keep it up!
Not so easy. I don’t have any vices in my life…..except soda (Coke Zero). Somehow it always ends up in my cart. I’ll take that over smoking, porn, gambling, etc (I’m not judging, I just understand how hard it can be to stop).
@@jahmd8377 My only vice is dark chocolate, but I’m also the only person in my family without high blood pressure. Ticks off my “do everything the doctor says” brother 😂😂😂
I think the biggest question we need to ask, outside of the questions of safety with these sweeteners, is what do they do to the gut microbiome? From a personal experience, when I started my ketogenic journey years ago, I consumed a lot of xylitol, erythritol, Stevia, etc. and my gut health sucked, Even though my blood sugars and fasting insulin improved, I felt like I traded one bad thing for another. Even if the sweeteners discussed in this video are “safe“ continue asking further questions and evaluate your personal experience. Your body is always telling you something.
I've been using artificial sweeteners for 30 yrs. As far as I can tell, no problems. Cravings? None! Regular sugar and corn syrups though- all I want is more sugar/carb laden foods. It really triggers my unhealthy eating.
We tend to buy Zevia - no dyes or artificial sweeteners. Dropping erythritol out due to research indicating it may clump platelets in the blood. Allulose is our go-to sweetener now, good for homemade ice cream.
Aspartame will never again be allowed in our house. Years ago my t1d had been consuming it for a long time. It really seemed to build up or something and he had major brain fog, memory issues, effected his personality, and many other things. The only thing he changed was cutting it out of his life and detoxed from it. He said it was like coming out of a fog, memory issues gone, personality better. We weren't keto yet and that was the only thing he changed, he can feel it in his head if he has aspartame by accident. That and sucralose are not in our home. It has to be an N=1
Sounds like a genetic problem. I've been drinking this stuff on the regular for 20+ years now, and I would even go as far to say it enhances my performance in everything I do. I personally can't have/handle allulose, even though it's constantly pushed on this channel, and that's probably a genetic thing with me. We're all different.
@@picsl8ed867 yep, we are all different. I don't think it is genetic though as I know several people that experienced the same issues or worse than my husband. His eye sight also got better after he stopped aspartame. For allulose some folks have to use only small amounts to start, similar to eyrithritol.
Aspartame in particular can break down into phenylalanine. Most of use are capable of processing it further, but someone with phenylketonuria can't handle it. It may be that he has a particular sensitivity to it - maybe one good gene and one bad gene or something like that. That might be enough to give trouble breaking it down fully. Your son should have been screened for PKU as a kid, but they only check for the full double recessive. You may want to check with the doctor to see if there's one bad gene in there that is impacting the ability to process it.
@@katarh it's my husband and it isn't worth getting tested for anything when the easy solution is to just cut it out. I know so many people who have issues with aspartame. I highly doubt it is genes.
The only sugar substitute I use is for my morning cup of coffee. I have been using stevia and/or monk fruit extracts for years. I have been reducing their usage as well. Thinking of switching to allulose.
Aspartame and sucralose make me ravenously hungry! Monkfruit raises my bg about 20 points. Stevia glycerite and erythritol 1-2 points, allulose decreases my bg about 5-10 points but I can’t have more than 1/2 teaspoon; or I’m in the bathroom for awhile 😂
Sadly, Allulose is not available in the U.K. 🙄 and Monkfruit is really expensive 😳 so stevia and erythritol have to be my go to if I need the sweet treat
Not released in Canada either, I used to be able to get on amazon, but the regulators shut that down.I can still find other US providers that can get through customs. The Japanese have been using allulose as their primary sweetner for decades, They lead us on many dietary advances, Consider vitamin K2 as another example.
@@nwobob agree with the Japanese concept - my son has just returned from a year out at Tokyo Metropolitan and he says you really notice the difference in foods in comparison to the U.K.
People commenting on this channel are so smart and have a great sense of humor. Is that common among people who are health conscious? If so, I’m going to find some of them to hang out with.
A recently published study showed an increased risk of stroke with xylitol, let's hope we won't find that kind of problem with allulose later. Allulose can't be sold in European Union btw.
Thanks for mentioning. I hadn't seen those. It always makes me wonder with these studies that find associations between things and all cause mortality. Usually it's with some association that is not taking into account that a sick person who is trying to lose weight is going to be both consuming more sugar alternatives and already have health problems. It seems, however, that in both the studies involving erythritol and xylitol, they gave the sugars to healthy people and then took blood samples that showed more platelet stickiness. My question is ... Why don't they also give them Sucrose (and placebo) and measure how sticky the platelets and blood became in order to compare how much erythritol and xylitol increase platelet stickiness over regular sugar consumption. Studies have shown that high glucose levels increases platelet activation and potential thrombosis ( i.e. clogging) Because, at the end of the day, that is the comparison people are concerned with since they are direct substitutes for sugar, for reasons. If sugar caused NO damage to blood particles but Ery and Xyl did, that would be something to talk about. But it is seems like everyone is on the bandwagon to throw these sugar alcohols under the bus for doing pretty much the same thing that sugar does already. But one also leads to insulin resistance and the other two do not. If I had a balance scale , it might seem like the sugar alcohols are still coming out lighter in judgement.
@grailsgg Dr. Ben is one of if not the leading physician guru on insulin- you should check out all tubes relating to him as well as his own InsulinIQ channel! He rocks❤❤❤❤
I’m with the doc.. Gee you’re dealing with technical semantics when compared to the destruction of actually having real sugars.. these sweeteners keep me on keto… so well ahead. Love this guy.
I started drinking a cup of chicory root before bed for the inulin with allouse . Really an informative discussion today gentleman thank you . Have a beautiful day 😊😊
When you have a good understanding, of how many calories you are allowed to eat everyday, and you plan your meals, with those calorie limits in mind. Then you shouldn't have uncontrolled cravings, and if you do crave something, having a diet soda tends to solve the problem. I know many people can't stand the taste of diet drinks. I was the same, and described the taste as if it was acid, but after going without sugar for a few months, I tried a diet soda, and it tasted very close to the real thing, to the point, that it really didn't matter that much, and from that point on, I drank diet, and I don't see any reason to drink regular soda again. It's just a waste of calories. Diet Coke is the only diet soda that I have issue with. After a few cans, it starts to make my neck feel funny. I've experience this issue multiple times, and realized it was because of the Diet Coke. No other diet drink has yet to cause any issue. Aspartame is fine for most people. 2% of the Population can't process it, and others might have issue with it, while most don't have a issue with it at all. If you get a headache after drinking a soda with Aspartame, either that drink is the issue, or your one of the unlucky people that can't handle it, and should avoid it in the future.
TREHALOSE was not mentioned by Dr. Bikman? What is goofed up? TREHALOSE has been shown to provide powerful weight loss effects; however, do not use it as a bulk sweetener, but only in small proportions. How about this: make sweet treats using ALLULOSE with an added fraction of TREHALOSE. What do you think, Mr. PHD?
I like bars, spreads, and other desserts sweetened with stevia, erythrol, or maltitol. The funny thing is that I fell in love the first time I tried a new dessert. But after I eat the same dessert 3 or 4 times, I start to hate it and have to look for a new one. It's very odd. It's like my body starts to associate the particular dessert with low calories with time, while at first, it tasted like something loaded with calories.
Thank you so much Thomas. I love your channel and appreciate the well balanced views and health tips from you and your guests. My diet is usually very healthy low carb and I often fast. My husband enjoys the healthy food I cook him but he can not seem to give up his daily coke and chips. I've convinced him to drink diet coke but but I didn't know if that was any better. Your podcast helped me to understand sweeteners so I can help him be the healthiest version of himself.
I like that this expert said exactly what I often say about diet sodas. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go back to drinking my 6 pepsi zeros a day and remaining happy and lean.
How the heck does this guy not know Dr Pepper has Aspartame as the main sweetener????? I've been using sucralose for decades. The pure version, not Splenda. Last time I checked I was still alive...
He said he preferred Diet Dr. Pepper because it doesn't have sucralose. He didn't say what sweetner it has. He said Dr Pepper zero because it's too sweet. I know people who smoked all their lives and lived to a ripe old age without any adverse problems from it. But we know smoking is bad and it does harm most people. First i'm glad you're still alive. However just because you don't have adverse reactions to it doesn't mean it isn't bad for you.
Can anyone tell me what type of plant RxSugar is made from? I have tried to find out from the manufacturer with not response. I have a strong intolerance to corn so need to know before I purchase the product. Thanks!
@@dough5186 Thank you for your reply. However, my understanding it can also be made from corn. Is RxSugar made from corn? Also, if made from wheat would someone with celiac or a severe gluten sensitivity be able to consume this product? Thank you for clarifying.
@@Janice0913 They may use corn to manufacture allulose, but the end product is chemically identical to the allulose found in nature. The problem with allulose is that it's a rare sugar, meaning it only occurs in nature in very small quantities. It is therefore not practical to extract it from a natural source. Consequently, all allulose manufacturers manufacture it in a laboratory, and it is chemically perfect in that it has the exact same chemical structure as the allulose found in natural sources. I'm not sure the origin of the source is relevant. It contains no gluten or corn residue, just pure allulose.
@@dough5186 This is the best answer here. Also, from one manufacture I pulled this quote "For mass production, it's commonly made by treating natural sugars found in plants, such as corn or wheat, using specific enzymes. This enzymatic conversion process transforms these sugars into allulose, resulting in a concentrated and pure form of the sweetener. Oct 16, 2023"
Being tempted, or craving something sweet, isn't a guarantor of eating junk food. It hasn't been hard for me to just not eat junk... regardless of what soda I drink, which I do very infrequently now amyway.
Dr. Bikman, There is another rare sugar that I've learned about that seems very similar to Allulose called D-Tagatose. It has very low calories, is natural, has a GI of 3, and of it's calories only 20% of them are digested. It is 90% as sweet as sugar and tastes better than Allulose. Can you comment. Also the company, Hershey's just gave the company that produces Tagatose (Bonamose) $27 million to mass produce more of it. Hinting that they will start using it in their chocolate.
Allulose is banned in the UK and EU. ALL sugars including fructose is considered to be a possible carcinogen. People with diabetes and other risk factors for pancreatic and liver cancer should avoid all sweeteners.
@@szymonbaranowski8184 it is banned in the eu to the best of my knowledge. But I was told by more than one oncologist that there is no safe sugar alternative yet. Simply google pancreas fructose and several academic researches will pop up.
Sweeteners make fasting much easier, helps you reduce your calorie intake, helps you stay away from actual sugary foods. Upside is much higher than potential downside
I get headaches and chest/heart discomfort whenever I drink Aspartame. Physically, I could tell it's toxic. This was after years of drinking Coke Zero without issues. But now even if I have a little aspartame, I feel major discomfort. Sucralose surprisingly doesn't despite it being bad for the gut.
All these sweeteners are still under the umbrella of processed foods, so limit them. It's the desserts you want to fence tightly. In my household, I try to only get diet coke & such once a week or every 2 weeks. My max is 4 xs every 2 weeks. & sweetners for coffees & teas daily. I make one keto dessert per month or every 2 months.
Sucralose messes me up. I always thought it was caffeine, but when i consumed Sucralose, i would break out in dry skin like eczema and wouldn't be able to focus at all.
Allulose takes WAAAY too much to make it sweet enough, equal to sugar and that's way more than the 75% the sweetness of sugar like they say it is; but that makes your cost Waaay too high for it compared to Stevia. If it would be more cost effective, I would buy it. I've heard that Aspartame may cause aneurysms. So, I'm leary of it AND Sucralose. I've also heard that there's some concerns with Erythritol possibly causing blood clots.
I might have missed this, but can't you just drink a bunch of sucralose and then measure your insulin? That's how they test glucose levels to see if artificial sweetners effect them.
I suppose if you made an appointment with Quest Diagnostic or some other local lab to have your insulin levels measured then yea. It would be marketed as a fasting insulin test, but maybe you could pay for two tests and make the appointments back to back. Fasting blood draw, then an entire can of Coke Zero, and then get the second blood draw.
@@dontfit6380 watch videos where people test splenda. No blood sugar spikes at all. And you can also buy pure sucralose drops with no maltodextrin but anyway 1 or 2 gms malto is not gonna kill you. I only drink one sweet drink a day.
@@willowraine5514 Makes sense since it acts on glut 1 receptors, and so acts similarly to slow down gut motility. I gave some to a friend and told her to tread lightly till she could see how it makes her feel as she drinks a lot of coffee. I didn't want her using like 4 packs and then feeling ill or something.
I use pure stevia and not that junk mixed with Marisol you find in box stores. It takes a very tiny amount on the very tip of a spoon to sweeten my coffee, tea or anything else.
I would switch to transparent labs. They are by far the best. Ingredient wise and taste wise. I'm sure you will be fine but I would switch just to be sure
Worried about what ? Do you know the dose of sucralose per one scoop ? It's so small. Do you know that whey powder will spike your insulin level? It's pointless to worry if you ask me.
Personal observation. I know you always caveot your recommendations by saying you don't want to insert a recommendation or sponsor, but there are far more people that are waiting for your recommendations than the simple minded people that negatively react to you recommending sponsors. The whole vocal minority and all. Keep up the great work. I am always educated by your videos.
I bit the bullet and bought 20lbs of it bulk. It made the cost per use so much cheaper. I just stashed most of it away in half gallon jars vacuum sealed. Took forever to go through one jar. I think I bought it like Jan 2023 and I just opened the second half-gallon jar about a couple of months ago. I gave a lot of it away also, to people interested in trying it but not ready to make an "investment". Got it on Amazon
I don't understand. If I drink something that has a zero carb sweetener and it causes an insulin response, wouldn't that insulin cause my existing blood glucose to drop? And then wouldn't my pancreas release glucagon to drive it back up? So is this bad?
@@rickrollrizalI don’t get chest pain but it did not make me feel good. Just a small teaspoon made me feel like I had a sugar overdose. I was interested in the monk fruit but noticed the same, so many had erythritol added.
Honey. Honey is a sweetener and you praised it in a video 3 weeks ago. Also, I think more study on Monk fruit nectar (liquid extract) is probably going to do ok with insulin reactions, but likely similar to honey with weight consequences. It's my bias driving me to that comment, so I would love to see exhaustive study..., so we have more good options
@@Metqa - No. Possibly cooked, but I don't think there is any claim of 'Sterile'. In fact, aside from cooking, homogenization, radiating and adding something like salt (preserve to make bacteria growth difficult), I don't think that most foods, i.e., organic molecules, compounds, solutions are attempted to process to the point of being truly sterile. We know most methods of sterilizing will alter the item to the point of altering the molecule. My liquid monkfruit extract nectar is bought on Amazon. It says 'Refrigerate after opening'. I suspect they do not want to add the stabilizer. But the same brand in powder..., they're adding dextrose (sugar) as anti-caking and fighting flavor loss.
This make no sense to me. I use artifical sweetners all the time as a diabetic, I have a CGM that tells me my levels every 5 minuits, none of them lower my levels at all. There are days I dont take in any carbs so do not have to take any insulin and I do not have lows. If there is a response apparently it doesnt effect my levels, which I really feel like if I was trickling out insolin my levels would drop.
Diet coke, or any Diet soda, sucks. Thank god for zero sodas. I don’t drink soda, but when I do, I always thank god for zero soda. I drink it a couple times a year, so I didn’t care what anyone thinks is the potential effect on anything is. Same may say why not go for regular it it’s only a couple of times a day. Well, I like zero taste and I do drink regular when zero is not available. I can’t believe we’re still talking about sweeteners. Yet, we just can’t resist a thumb nail with a picture of a sweetener 😂
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Key Takeaways from the Video
1. Diet Soda Preferences:
• The speaker prefers diet sodas without sucrose due to its sweetness and potential metabolic effects.
• Diet Dr. Pepper is favored over zero-calorie options that contain sucrose.
2. Artificial Sweeteners and Insulin Response:
• Though artificial sweeteners are non-nutritive, they may still influence insulin levels due to the body’s anticipatory response to sweetness.
• The “caloric phase insulin response” occurs when sweet tastes trigger the brain to signal insulin release, even in the absence of glucose.
3. Allulose Benefits:
• Allulose is highlighted as a unique sweetener that may promote satiety and has potential benefits for blood sugar control.
• It appears to be metabolically advantageous, especially in reducing blood sugar spikes when consumed with carbohydrates.
4. Individual Variation in Responses:
• The response to sweeteners varies between individuals; some may experience increased cravings after intake, while others do not.
• Sweeteners like allulose may help curb cravings for some individuals while not impacting others negatively.
5. Mitochondrial Function and Fat Oxidation:
• Research suggests that allulose may enhance mitochondrial uncoupling, promoting fat oxidation, which could aid weight loss.
• It might stimulate lipolysis and fat breakdown, potentially leading to better body composition.
6. Ranking of Sweeteners:
• The speaker ranks sweeteners based on their metabolic impact:
• Best: Allulose
• Good: Stevia and monk fruit extract
• Moderate: Sugar alcohols (like erythritol, with xylitol being better than others)
• Caution: Aspartame (considered safe in moderation)
• Worst: Sucrose due to its potential effects on brain signaling.
7. Fiber and GLP-1:
• Soluble fibers are generally beneficial and can stimulate GLP-1 secretion, which is crucial for appetite regulation and weight loss.
8. Personal Experiences:
• The speakers share their personal experiences and preferences regarding sweeteners and diet sodas, emphasizing their understanding of how these choices impact their eating behaviors and health.
9. Conclusion:
• The conversation highlights the complex interactions between sweeteners, insulin responses, and individual metabolic differences, stressing the importance of personal awareness and experimentation in dietary choices.
You rock 🎉
Sucralose though, not sucrose.
♤ dude your my hero thank u...no lets figure out if these guys are on a payroll by allulose my guess yes
thank you!
@@AnnieTymewas going to say the same
Hey Thomas,
I see you never interrupt him; you generally let your experts finish speaking first before you speak! Kudos to you to have such a huge discipline! Thank you very much for all you do! Keep it up!
Thomas you are a great interviewer because you do not interrupt your guest. Thank you for this.
Don't drink soda,easy solution
Smart man
Right? Stopped decades ago.
Not so easy. I don’t have any vices in my life…..except soda (Coke Zero). Somehow it always ends up in my cart. I’ll take that over smoking, porn, gambling, etc (I’m not judging, I just understand how hard it can be to stop).
@@jahmd8377 My only vice is dark chocolate, but I’m also the only person in my family without high blood pressure. Ticks off my “do everything the doctor says” brother 😂😂😂
No
I think the biggest question we need to ask, outside of the questions of safety with these sweeteners, is what do they do to the gut microbiome?
From a personal experience, when I started my ketogenic journey years ago, I consumed a lot of xylitol, erythritol, Stevia, etc. and my gut health sucked,
Even though my blood sugars and fasting insulin improved, I felt like I traded one bad thing for another. Even if the sweeteners discussed in this video are “safe“ continue asking further questions and evaluate your personal experience. Your body is always telling you something.
Good question. Good observation 👍
I've been using artificial sweeteners for 30 yrs. As far as I can tell, no problems. Cravings? None! Regular sugar and corn syrups though- all I want is more sugar/carb laden foods. It really triggers my unhealthy eating.
which one?
What's your body fat %
My Mother lived to 92 using Saccharin all her life.
Same here👊
All of this info is generalized. We all have different genes, live and eat, stress, etc that affects everything. Just look at the Rolling Stones🎉
We tend to buy Zevia - no dyes or artificial sweeteners. Dropping erythritol out due to research indicating it may clump platelets in the blood. Allulose is our go-to sweetener now, good for homemade ice cream.
Aspartame will never again be allowed in our house. Years ago my t1d had been consuming it for a long time. It really seemed to build up or something and he had major brain fog, memory issues, effected his personality, and many other things. The only thing he changed was cutting it out of his life and detoxed from it. He said it was like coming out of a fog, memory issues gone, personality better. We weren't keto yet and that was the only thing he changed, he can feel it in his head if he has aspartame by accident. That and sucralose are not in our home. It has to be an N=1
Sounds like a genetic problem. I've been drinking this stuff on the regular for 20+ years now, and I would even go as far to say it enhances my performance in everything I do. I personally can't have/handle allulose, even though it's constantly pushed on this channel, and that's probably a genetic thing with me. We're all different.
@@picsl8ed867 yep, we are all different. I don't think it is genetic though as I know several people that experienced the same issues or worse than my husband. His eye sight also got better after he stopped aspartame. For allulose some folks have to use only small amounts to start, similar to eyrithritol.
Aspartame gave me major headaches
Aspartame in particular can break down into phenylalanine. Most of use are capable of processing it further, but someone with phenylketonuria can't handle it. It may be that he has a particular sensitivity to it - maybe one good gene and one bad gene or something like that. That might be enough to give trouble breaking it down fully. Your son should have been screened for PKU as a kid, but they only check for the full double recessive. You may want to check with the doctor to see if there's one bad gene in there that is impacting the ability to process it.
@@katarh it's my husband and it isn't worth getting tested for anything when the easy solution is to just cut it out. I know so many people who have issues with aspartame. I highly doubt it is genes.
The only sugar substitute I use is for my morning cup of coffee. I have been using stevia and/or monk fruit extracts for years. I have been reducing their usage as well. Thinking of switching to allulose.
Dr Bikman is amazing!❤
I tried Rx's Allulose, just tasting it plain it tastes sweet, problem is it takes a ton to sweeten coffee or tea.
Try the RxSugar Organic liquid version. It sweetens great in hot or cold beverages.
Can use stevia to help sweeten a bit more
add a few drops of monk fruit.
No, the problem is that you are used to that sickening amount of sweetness so your sweet receptors are desensitized
Allulose is approximately 70% as sweet as table sugar, so it takes more to get the same sweetness.
Aspartame and sucralose make me ravenously hungry! Monkfruit raises my bg about 20 points. Stevia glycerite and erythritol 1-2 points, allulose decreases my bg about 5-10 points but I can’t have more than 1/2 teaspoon; or I’m in the bathroom for awhile 😂
Sadly, Allulose is not available in the U.K. 🙄 and Monkfruit is really expensive 😳 so stevia and erythritol have to be my go to if I need the sweet treat
you can just buy allulose from the States. I do and live in Denmark
@@mettejensen8653 no way, the shipping costs alone outweigh the product cost. Tried once.
No, it is, from iHerb, several kinds
Not released in Canada either, I used to be able to get on amazon, but the regulators shut that down.I can still find other US providers that can get through customs. The Japanese have been using allulose as their primary sweetner for decades, They lead us on many dietary advances, Consider vitamin K2 as another example.
@@nwobob agree with the Japanese concept - my son has just returned from a year out at Tokyo Metropolitan and he says you really notice the difference in foods in comparison to the U.K.
The best thing to add to your diet to remove belly fat is no thing. Remove your sweet tooth.
One of your better guests imo. Ben is a great source of information.
San Pellegrino and club soda taste so much better than diet soda.
Dr. Ben Bikman is amazing!
From what I've seen with diet sodas is they all have aspartame in them, not suraclose.
Or a mix of sucralose, aspartame and acesulfame-k
All the energy drinks I see typically run sucralose
There are "Diet" sodas and "Zero calorie" sodas. They can have different sweeteners including aspartame (in diet) and sucralose (in zero).
@@bakrantz
So no more zeros for me?
Bai uses erythritol.
Wait, the DIET soda is the indulgence??
Jeez, my cheat meals would make them blush, lol
The 98 Subaru is gone?? Nooo!! That's been a legend through Bikman's talks!
Monkfruit with no additives - seems to work really well for me. Expensive but really strong, so it lasts quite a while.
Been following “Fat Cell Scientist” Ben Bikman for about four years. Always appreciate what he says.
People commenting on this channel are so smart and have a great sense of humor. Is that common among people who are health conscious? If so, I’m going to find some of them to hang out with.
I avoid all sweeteners
A recently published study showed an increased risk of stroke with xylitol, let's hope we won't find that kind of problem with allulose later. Allulose can't be sold in European Union btw.
Thanks for mentioning. I hadn't seen those.
It always makes me wonder with these studies that find associations between things and all cause mortality. Usually it's with some association that is not taking into account that a sick person who is trying to lose weight is going to be both consuming more sugar alternatives and already have health problems.
It seems, however, that in both the studies involving erythritol and xylitol, they gave the sugars to healthy people and then took blood samples that showed more platelet stickiness.
My question is ... Why don't they also give them Sucrose (and placebo) and measure how sticky the platelets and blood became in order to compare how much erythritol and xylitol increase platelet stickiness over regular sugar consumption. Studies have shown that high glucose levels increases platelet activation and potential thrombosis ( i.e. clogging) Because, at the end of the day, that is the comparison people are concerned with since they are direct substitutes for sugar, for reasons.
If sugar caused NO damage to blood particles but Ery and Xyl did, that would be something to talk about. But it is seems like everyone is on the bandwagon to throw these sugar alcohols under the bus for doing pretty much the same thing that sugar does already. But one also leads to insulin resistance and the other two do not. If I had a balance scale , it might seem like the sugar alcohols are still coming out lighter in judgement.
This guy got my respect as soon as he said "Ehh I don't know enough about that...." rather than just trying to fill in an answer.
I use liquid sucralose in my coffee. I like the taste. That being said, Dr. Bikman is someone I truly trust, so I will reconsider.
Sucralose raises your blood sugar. I know because I wear a CGM and when I accidentally consume sucralose it spikes!
Never seen Dr. Bikman before, but I really like him - chill dude who clearly knows his stuff. Great pod!
@grailsgg Dr. Ben is one of if not the leading physician guru on insulin- you should check out all tubes relating to him as well as his own InsulinIQ channel! He rocks❤❤❤❤
I recommend you look up Ben Bikman's channel Insulin IQ. He is a genius on metabolic health issues.
Oh, you're gonna love this guy. Check out Insulin IQ and you can see all of his "classroom" pod casts.
I’m with the doc.. Gee you’re dealing with technical semantics when compared to the destruction of actually having real sugars.. these sweeteners keep me on keto… so well ahead. Love this guy.
I started drinking a cup of chicory root before bed for the inulin with allouse . Really an informative discussion today gentleman thank you . Have a beautiful day 😊😊
When you have a good understanding, of how many calories you are allowed to eat everyday, and you plan your meals, with those calorie limits in mind. Then you shouldn't have uncontrolled cravings, and if you do crave something, having a diet soda tends to solve the problem.
I know many people can't stand the taste of diet drinks. I was the same, and described the taste as if it was acid, but after going without sugar for a few months, I tried a diet soda, and it tasted very close to the real thing, to the point, that it really didn't matter that much, and from that point on, I drank diet, and I don't see any reason to drink regular soda again. It's just a waste of calories.
Diet Coke is the only diet soda that I have issue with. After a few cans, it starts to make my neck feel funny. I've experience this issue multiple times, and realized it was because of the Diet Coke. No other diet drink has yet to cause any issue.
Aspartame is fine for most people. 2% of the Population can't process it, and others might have issue with it, while most don't have a issue with it at all. If you get a headache after drinking a soda with Aspartame, either that drink is the issue, or your one of the unlucky people that can't handle it, and should avoid it in the future.
I started using allulose in my tea at dinner and my glucose levels have drastically reduced!
I don't do sweetener, but I'm here for the info regardless. Thanks For this interview Thomas
TREHALOSE was not mentioned by Dr. Bikman? What is goofed up? TREHALOSE has been shown to provide powerful weight loss effects; however, do not use it as a bulk sweetener, but only in small proportions. How about this: make sweet treats using ALLULOSE with an added fraction of TREHALOSE. What do you think, Mr. PHD?
0:49 that explain many things.
I like bars, spreads, and other desserts sweetened with stevia, erythrol, or maltitol. The funny thing is that I fell in love the first time I tried a new dessert. But after I eat the same dessert 3 or 4 times, I start to hate it and have to look for a new one. It's very odd. It's like my body starts to associate the particular dessert with low calories with time, while at first, it tasted like something loaded with calories.
How healthy is Zevia or bubbly sparking water?
I Started Allulose today, I’m not nauseous yet, Dr Gundry Put it at the TOP
This is FANTASTIC Information!!!
Thank You!
Thank you so much Thomas. I love your channel and appreciate the well balanced views and health tips from you and your guests.
My diet is usually very healthy low carb and I often fast. My husband enjoys the healthy food I cook him but he can not seem to give up his daily coke and chips. I've convinced him to drink diet coke but but I didn't know if that was any better.
Your podcast helped me to understand sweeteners so I can help him be the healthiest version of himself.
Fortunately I have no cravings or desire to put added sugar of any kind in my food.
I like that this expert said exactly what I often say about diet sodas. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go back to drinking my 6 pepsi zeros a day and remaining happy and lean.
How the heck does this guy not know Dr Pepper has Aspartame as the main sweetener????? I've been using sucralose for decades. The pure version, not Splenda. Last time I checked I was still alive...
mayeb different versions in different countries?
Yes, I just checked my Dr Pepper Zero...aspartame.
Yea aspartame is worse than sucralose 90 diff issues far worse, its in the diet coke he prefers over zero, stevia is best since it is natural
He said he preferred Diet Dr. Pepper because it doesn't have sucralose. He didn't say what sweetner it has. He said Dr
Pepper zero because it's too sweet.
I know people who smoked all their lives and lived to a ripe old age without any adverse problems from it. But we know smoking is bad and it does harm most people.
First i'm glad you're still alive. However just because you don't have adverse reactions to it doesn't mean it isn't bad for you.
people are allowed to have preferences. and Kudos for being not dead.
Love Dr Bikman and thank you Thomas for being a good interviewer! Also side note be careful with Xylitol! Don’t leave home after consuming. 😂
haha overconsumption like living dangerously
I finally made the jump, and replaced my stevia with cocaine.
Tastes awful, but man it makes me feel good!
Best Sweetener for Reducing Belly Fat - NO SWEETENER !
Can anyone tell me what type of plant RxSugar is made from? I have tried to find out from the manufacturer with not response. I have a strong intolerance to corn so need to know before I purchase the product. Thanks!
Allulose -- a "rare sugar" that occurs naturally in foods like wheat, dates, figs, raisins, molasses and maple syrup.
@@dough5186 Thank you for your reply. However, my understanding it can also be made from corn. Is RxSugar made from corn? Also, if made from wheat would someone with celiac or a severe gluten sensitivity be able to consume this product? Thank you for clarifying.
@@Janice0913 They may use corn to manufacture allulose, but the end product is chemically identical to the allulose found in nature. The problem with allulose is that it's a rare sugar, meaning it only occurs in nature in very small quantities. It is therefore not practical to extract it from a natural source. Consequently, all allulose manufacturers manufacture it in a laboratory, and it is chemically perfect in that it has the exact same chemical structure as the allulose found in natural sources. I'm not sure the origin of the source is relevant. It contains no gluten or corn residue, just pure allulose.
@@dough5186 Thank you for a complete explanation.
@@dough5186 This is the best answer here. Also, from one manufacture I pulled this quote "For mass production, it's commonly made by treating natural sugars found in plants, such as corn or wheat, using specific enzymes. This enzymatic conversion process transforms these sugars into allulose, resulting in a concentrated and pure form of the sweetener. Oct 16, 2023"
Love this guy! Thanks for bringing him on
How does saccharine rate? It seems it's always left out of lists of sweeteners, but it's the one I prefer (in very small amounts) in coffee.
Same here! And it's been around for a long time
It is still sold in the U.S.?
@@Metqa usually under the brand "Sweet n' Low" in pink packets.
Being tempted, or craving something sweet, isn't a guarantor of eating junk food. It hasn't been hard for me to just not eat junk... regardless of what soda I drink, which I do very infrequently now amyway.
Dr. Bikman,
There is another rare sugar that I've learned about that seems very similar to Allulose called D-Tagatose. It has very low calories, is natural, has a GI of 3, and of it's calories only 20% of them are digested. It is 90% as sweet as sugar and tastes better than Allulose. Can you comment. Also the company, Hershey's just gave the company that produces Tagatose (Bonamose) $27 million to mass produce more of it. Hinting that they will start using it in their chocolate.
Thanks Guys
Allulose is banned in the UK and EU. ALL sugars including fructose is considered to be a possible carcinogen. People with diabetes and other risk factors for pancreatic and liver cancer should avoid all sweeteners.
lot's of food in eu with these, howcome...
@@szymonbaranowski8184 it is banned in the eu to the best of my knowledge. But I was told by more than one oncologist that there is no safe sugar alternative yet. Simply google pancreas fructose and several academic researches will pop up.
This was a helpful conversation
What about the new research showing that Stevia is an endocrine disruptor - especially for women?
Sweeteners make fasting much easier, helps you reduce your calorie intake, helps you stay away from actual sugary foods. Upside is much higher than potential downside
Diet Dr. Pepper. It's my go-to, as well.
I get headaches and chest/heart discomfort whenever I drink Aspartame. Physically, I could tell it's toxic. This was after years of drinking Coke Zero without issues. But now even if I have a little aspartame, I feel major discomfort. Sucralose surprisingly doesn't despite it being bad for the gut.
All these sweeteners are still under the umbrella of processed foods, so limit them. It's the desserts you want to fence tightly.
In my household, I try to only get diet coke & such once a week or every 2 weeks. My max is 4 xs every 2 weeks. & sweetners for coffees & teas daily.
I make one keto dessert per month or every 2 months.
Sucralose messes me up. I always thought it was caffeine, but when i consumed Sucralose, i would break out in dry skin like eczema and wouldn't be able to focus at all.
Where's the brownie mix?
dead pool giving health tips when he´s inmortal omg
Unfortunately the Rx sugar bars are Oxalate bombs.
My experience with Aspartame is severe migraines. Took a few years to figure out.
From what I've seen with diet sodas is they all have aspartame in them, not suraclose.
Not All. Coke Zero uses Ace-K and Sucralose.
Allulose takes WAAAY too much to make it sweet enough, equal to sugar and that's way more than the 75% the sweetness of sugar like they say it is; but that makes your cost Waaay too high for it compared to Stevia. If it would be more cost effective, I would buy it. I've heard that Aspartame may cause aneurysms. So, I'm leary of it AND Sucralose. I've also heard that there's some concerns with Erythritol possibly causing blood clots.
I might have missed this, but can't you just drink a bunch of sucralose and then measure your insulin? That's how they test glucose levels to see if artificial sweetners effect them.
If you're in a lab to draw blood. Not your home monitor, though.
I suppose if you made an appointment with Quest Diagnostic or some other local lab to have your insulin levels measured then yea. It would be marketed as a fasting insulin test, but maybe you could pay for two tests and make the appointments back to back. Fasting blood draw, then an entire can of Coke Zero, and then get the second blood draw.
So how much allulose should you consume in a day?
Are the Rx products gluten free
I stopped splenda for a yr straight and was using allulose and my stomach was a wreck. Recently I went back to splenda and no issues whatsoever.
Thats probably because you developed a tolerance to splenda.
Splenda is dextrose and maltodextrin. Massive blood sugar spikes. You may as well use sugar.
@@dontfit6380 watch videos where people test splenda. No blood sugar spikes at all. And you can also buy pure sucralose drops with no maltodextrin but anyway 1 or 2 gms malto is not gonna kill you. I only drink one sweet drink a day.
Allulose constipates me. Go figure.
@@willowraine5514 Makes sense since it acts on glut 1 receptors, and so acts similarly to slow down gut motility. I gave some to a friend and told her to tread lightly till she could see how it makes her feel as she drinks a lot of coffee. I didn't want her using like 4 packs and then feeling ill or something.
I use pure stevia and not that junk mixed with Marisol you find in box stores. It takes a very tiny amount on the very tip of a spoon to sweeten my coffee, tea or anything else.
I have a whey protein powder that contains sucralose. Not taking more than 30g of this powder per day. Should I be worried?
I would switch to transparent labs. They are by far the best. Ingredient wise and taste wise. I'm sure you will be fine but I would switch just to be sure
@@fallguy6196 thanks, will check it out
Worried about what ? Do you know the dose of sucralose per one scoop ? It's so small. Do you know that whey powder will spike your insulin level? It's pointless to worry if you ask me.
Transparent labs is the best I have found for someone who does not want to get used to any that taste sweet.
You said you like Diet Dr Pepper. What about Dr Zevia?
It's Fine if you like Stevia. IMO, zevia leaves an unpleasant aftertaste. I notice it in most all stevia extracts except Kal Brand which is purified.
Great guy .. I learned a ton from his knowledge 👍👍👍👍
Maltodextrin spikes my sugar 50 points and stays like that for hours
Personal observation. I know you always caveot your recommendations by saying you don't want to insert a recommendation or sponsor, but there are far more people that are waiting for your recommendations than the simple minded people that negatively react to you recommending sponsors. The whole vocal minority and all. Keep up the great work. I am always educated by your videos.
A lot of artificial sweeteners cause me to have sugar cravings just like real sugar!
I’ve tried the Rx sticks. Really good! But expensive
I bit the bullet and bought 20lbs of it bulk. It made the cost per use so much cheaper. I just stashed most of it away in half gallon jars vacuum sealed. Took forever to go through one jar. I think I bought it like Jan 2023 and I just opened the second half-gallon jar about a couple of months ago. I gave a lot of it away also, to people interested in trying it but not ready to make an "investment". Got it on Amazon
What did you do to tim ferris?
I use sweet n' low. Does it cross the blood brain barrier? I do have metabolic syndrome.
I don't understand. If I drink something that has a zero carb sweetener and it causes an insulin response, wouldn't that insulin cause my existing blood glucose to drop? And then wouldn't my pancreas release glucagon to drive it back up? So is this bad?
Interesting but some of us can't get allulose.
Finally someone saying in general the sweeteners are fine. Finally! But yea drinking 8 cans or something crazy of diet coke, not so much.
I use monk fruit without erythritol
It's annoying companies add erythritol to monk fruit. I get chest pains with erythritol
@@rickrollrizal yeah, you have to get the organic stuff
tastes BAD, tried it, had to give it away
@@mettejensen8653 Give it to me next time!
@@rickrollrizalI don’t get chest pain but it did not make me feel good. Just a small teaspoon made me feel like I had a sugar overdose. I was interested in the monk fruit but noticed the same, so many had erythritol added.
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME Thomas
👍👍👍👍👍
Acv before a meal helps alot would shock u along with food order first protien then veg then carbs.. would shock u crazy but true
It’s crazy no one here is talking about “the hidden herbs” by Anette Ray…
Honey.
Honey is a sweetener and you praised it in a video 3 weeks ago.
Also, I think more study on Monk fruit nectar (liquid extract) is probably going to do ok with insulin reactions, but likely similar to honey with weight consequences. It's my bias driving me to that comment, so I would love to see exhaustive study..., so we have more good options
how do you know if you buy a true and organic one
is monk fruit nectar monk fruit powder in a sterile liquid or monk fruit extract undried?
@@Metqa - No. Possibly cooked, but I don't think there is any claim of 'Sterile'.
In fact, aside from cooking, homogenization, radiating and adding something like salt (preserve to make bacteria growth difficult), I don't think that most foods, i.e., organic molecules, compounds, solutions are attempted to process to the point of being truly sterile. We know most methods of sterilizing will alter the item to the point of altering the molecule.
My liquid monkfruit extract nectar is bought on Amazon. It says 'Refrigerate after opening'. I suspect they do not want to add the stabilizer. But the same brand in powder..., they're adding dextrose (sugar) as anti-caking and fighting flavor loss.
Is this Between two ferns?
There are dental benefits to xylitol, but too much will actually dehydrate you
I love Zevia's
40.00 for a box!! I’ll do without.
Ima look into this rxsugar
Diet cola leads to dorritos and/or pizza🌶😍
26:05 that's not "Pompeo" but Vesuv / Vesuvio. Pompei was the destroyed city and "Pompeo" was an idiot in Trump administration. I hope it helps.
So just listen to your body..
This make no sense to me. I use artifical sweetners all the time as a diabetic, I have a CGM that tells me my levels every 5 minuits, none of them lower my levels at all. There are days I dont take in any carbs so do not have to take any insulin and I do not have lows. If there is a response apparently it doesnt effect my levels, which I really feel like if I was trickling out insolin my levels would drop.
Diet coke, or any Diet soda, sucks. Thank god for zero sodas. I don’t drink soda, but when I do, I always thank god for zero soda. I drink it a couple times a year, so I didn’t care what anyone thinks is the potential effect on anything is. Same may say why not go for regular it it’s only a couple of times a day. Well, I like zero taste and I do drink regular when zero is not available. I can’t believe we’re still talking about sweeteners. Yet, we just can’t resist a thumb nail with a picture of a sweetener 😂
Use stevia
please don't if you have any sense of taste
The new research is showing that Stevia is an endocrine disruptor. We need more studies!
@@mettejensen8653 I like stevia