Thu, Apr-06-06, 06:09
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Posts: 308
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 143/143/200
BF:
Progress: 0%
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Aspartame
Hi guys,
A few weeks ago, desiring something sweet, I started drinking a diet cola beverage (caffeine free!) called TAB. I love the stuff! It REALLY hits the spot and is incredibly satisfying.
However, I wonder if I have some sort of addiction to it. I find myself craving it. Or do I just crave something sweet? Or something fizzy? I don't know. I wonder if aspartame affects anyone here in this way? I also think it might make me a bit depressed sometimes. But I'm not sure.
Incidentally, I have found two awesome sweetners:
Xylitol (Candida friendly, super-low GI, apparently doesn't use insulin when metabolised, anti-bacterial, and tastes very similar to real sugar with the same granularity! But it does count as a carb, so watch quantities)
And Lactulose. Lactulose is actually marketed as a laxative (e.g. Duphalac). It's a synthetic disaccaride that your body can't digest! It's also a prebiotic fiber that is preferentially eaten by good bowel flora and helps to restore the pH balance of your bowels. Can have a laxative effect if you take lots though, but it is not habit forming. A very good type of laxative as it helps your bowels. However, I doubt it's SCD friendly. Doesn't make me sick though, and I have terrible bowel dysbiosis.
But that's just by the way stuff.
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