You're missing the point. Stevia doesn't trigger an insulin response.
- Josh
On Apr 22, 2017 12:44 PM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> and because they break down into sugars, they have calories, and they
> trigger an insulin response on which the insulin can act.
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
>
> On 4/22/2017 10:42 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote:
>
> This is incorrect. Carbohydrates by definition break down into sugars.
> There are numerous studies on this.
>
> - Josh
>
> On Apr 22, 2017 12:39 PM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> But does it have calories or not?
>>
>> The issue I see is things that provide "sweetness" but have no calories.
>> They can (and do) trigger an insulin response, but nothing for the insulin
>> to act on. Hence, they tilt toward increasing insulin resistance (the main
>> problem in type 2 diabetes).
>>
>> Type 2 diabetes was practically non-existent prior to the last few
>> decades, which coincides with the proliferation of artificial sweeteners in
>> all things "food".
>>
>>
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>>
>> On 4/22/2017 10:13 AM, Jason McKemie wrote:
>>
>> In all fairness, stevia isn't artificial at all, it's made from a plant's
>> root.
>>
>> On Saturday, April 22, 2017, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Don't know if this will come through, but it's worth a shot. A summary
>>> of a report on artificial sweeteners & their interaction with
>>> metabolism/immune system.
>>>
>>>
>>> bp
>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/22/2017 9:44 AM, Jason McKemie wrote:
>>>
>>> Stevia still has the weird fake sugar taste for me, although I have had
>>> it on some sodas and it wasn't terrible. I just drink the flavored soda
>>> water and iced tea - I don't have much of a sweet tooth though. Oh, and
>>> tequila, I drink plenty of that.
>>>
>>> On Saturday, April 22, 2017, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't care so much about sucralose it was just part of the paragraph.
>>>> Stevia OTOH is showing a lot of positive effects for health in those with a
>>>> sweet tooth.
>>>>
>>>> - Josh
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 22, 2017 11:06 AM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sucralose gives me crazy heartburn.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not sure if I am more worried about A1C or getting mad cow from it.
>>>>> Not sure how life with dementia affects the person having it, I know full
>>>>> well what it does to the rest of the family and I really don’t want to
>>>>> inflict that upon my children.
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* Josh Reynolds
>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, April 22, 2017 10:00 AM
>>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Mad cow
>>>>>
>>>>> Stevia actually doesn't. What you're talking is about an artificial
>>>>> sweetener spiking an insulin response due to it containing carbohydrates.
>>>>>
>>>>> " study performed <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19221011> in
>>>>> human volunteers demonstrated that infusions of sucralose in to the
>>>>> stomach
>>>>> had no effect on insulin levels or glucose. In another study
>>>>> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19808921>, drinking a diet soda
>>>>> sweetened with sucralose had no significant effect on insulin levels a (a
>>>>> minor non-significant increase was noted). A study also demonstrated
>>>>> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20303371> that the use of stevia
>>>>> did not increase insulin levels in healthy or obese participants"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Josh
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 21, 2017 7:41 PM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> All those artificial sweeteners will kill you and/or give you type 2
>>>>>> diabetes. Besides; they all taste metallic or something. I can't stand
>>>>>> them. Just give me plain coffee with a dab of cream, or plain spiced tea.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bp
>>>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/21/2017 2:51 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So if my diet coke zero is going to give me strokes and dementia
>>>>>> now.... what the heck am I going to drink all day long?
>>>>>> Don’t like sugared soda but like sweet drinks. Sugar is not a friend
>>>>>> of my A1C either. I want the caffeine in the morning.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sweet, caffeinated, carbonated, but no artificial sweetener, and no
>>>>>> sugar, and no sucralose beverage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please bring back saccharine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>
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