It’s a bitter blow: low-calorie sweeteners may fatten us up
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I hate to agree with the International Sweetener's Association, though we both have obvious conflicts of interest (because I enjoy a bit of artificial sweetener with my cocoa, and the odd diet coke).
Artificial sweeteners are often part of a restrained eating pattern. There are studies showing that a restricted diet can lead to an increase in central obesity during catch up growth or weight regain. I think it's also possible that simply having a sweet tooth can be symptomatic of other underlying metabolic issues. I seem to enjoy sweeteners more if I eat more ketogenically--in the sense that it takes less of them to satisfy me . |
I think low calorie sweeteners are part of an attitude problem, too; the efforts to recreate what we think of as a "normal diet."
Baking a cake using sweeteners instead of sugar means we are still getting a heavy dose of white flour and seed oils. Atkins bars and shakes with sugar alcohols are known loss-stallers, and swapping them for candy bars might not be as much of a reduction as we think. Drinking diet soda instead of regular means we are still getting a big hit of sweet water that the body can react to with insulin release. Earlier in my career, I was the fetcher of lunches from the deli: the huge numbers of "cheesecake and Tab" lunches I witnessed means these sweeteners may lower the carb load on paper, but aren't really making much of a dent in how people eat. |
Yes. Diet coke did start working better when I stopped washing down pizza and french fries with it.
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My going gluten free was a huge wakeup call about how small things can make a difference. I was already following Atkins and not eating much gluten at all; but dropping the low carb wraps and other tiny sources made a big difference to the way I felt.
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Oh yes! I did that too - "Why am I gaining weight? I didn't eat any sugar!" I did much better when I learned that ALL carbs turn into sugar. |
The OMAD Facebook group I follow recommends no sweet-tasting beverages during the fasting period, regardless of how the sweet taste comes about. Not only sugars and artificial sweeteners but also pure fruit teas and "natural flavours"
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I had the same experience when I dropped all grains, which eliminated the "low-carb wraps." funny how such a seemingly small change (the wraps) can make such a big difference. Quote:
I think this was the key for me as well. Eliminating all sweet tasting stuff regardless of claims that they were not stimulating insulin release did two things: 1) removed any insulin stimulating substances from my diet, 2) eliminated over time my desire for anything sweet. I no longer craved the stuff that I could consume so easily regardless of whether I was hungry or not. It opened my eyes to the fact that I was addicted to sweet tasting stuff. It also opened my eyes to the fact that I could rid myself of that craving. |
I just don't believe this at all. They are saying diet drinks are as bad as full sugar drinks? I have lost 100 lbs drinking just as many diet sodas as previous full sugar sodas. I also make tons of treats with artificial sweeteners. They may not be good for us, it might slow down weight loss, but there is no way they are as fattening as regular soda/sugary foods.
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"individuals who broadly ate the same diet — and the same number of calories — became fatter if they consumed low-calorie sweeteners"
Before blaming artificial sweeteners, I'd ask what were these people eating to replace the calories from the sugary drinks? A few hundred calories of refined carbs and other inflammatory foods? Eating rice and flour instead of regular Coke can't be good for weightloss. These and other inflammatory foods like dairy proteins & legumes were responsible for my last 15 lbs of puffy weight. |
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Very good point. Non-caloric sweeteners are to replace some of the calories, not be added to more calories. |
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