On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Marcia Pease wrote:

> I have a question somewhat in relation to sugar cravings...does the use of
> artificial sweetener ( I KNOW this is not paleo, I am just asking to settle a
> debate amongst friends, I hope) cause insulin levels to rise, just as sugar
> does?  The CAD authors say it does.  It just doesn't sound right to me.

This has been discussed a number of times on the lowcarb list,
and my impression is that research has falsified the hypothesis
that artificial sweeteners cause a "conditioned" rise in insulin
levels.  Diana Schwarzbein claims that aspartame acts as a
stimulant and causes insulin release via that mechanism, but
again I don't know of any science to support this.

Todd Moody
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