I would check the label to see what sweetener they use - sucralose or stevia is OK, but many sugar free products use other sweeteners that can cause an insulin response and you should definitely avoid those.
I would check the label to see what sweetener they use - sucralose or stevia is OK, but many sugar free products use other sweeteners that can cause an insulin response and you should definitely avoid those.
This is not true. In a small percentage of individuals the taste of any sweetner can cause a very small insulin response but it is so small it is irrelevant.
I would check the label to see what sweetener they use - sucralose or stevia is OK, but many sugar free products use other sweeteners that can cause an insulin response and you should definitely avoid those.
This is not true. In a small percentage of individuals the taste of any sweetner can cause a very small insulin response but it is so small it is irrelevant.
According to research done by H.J. Roberts M.D., a diabetes specialist and expert on artificial sweeteners, aspartame use can trigger clinical diabetes. In a 2003 article published in "Nutrition Health Review," Dr. Roberts explains that aspartame tricks the pancreas into secreting too much insulin, which removes too much glucose from the blood, creating hypoglycemia and the clinical symptoms of diabetes. Aspartame also overstimulates the pancreas, causing inflammation and pain known as pancreatitis. Pancreatitis can further disrupt the pancreatic Islet cells, which are responsible for producing and releasing insulin.
Not advocating anything in either direction - I'm no doctor nor am I a nutritionist - but I have done a wee bit of research on this topic for a variety of reasons and this is what I keep finding.
I found something interesting on a clinic's FB page thought it would be soemthing worth reading
An excerpt of an answer to a frequently asked question: can I substitute (fill in the blank)? .... it is not unusual for clients to look for a variety of things to eat in addition or instead of items in the Ideal Protein protocol. Exchanging sugar-free Jell-O for the Ideal Protein gelatin drops your protein intake dramatically, so sugar-free Jell-O simply doesn't count is one of your servings, it is not a complete protein, it is a low concentration of protein and it isn’t the quality we’re looking for in a dietary supplement. In general, it is a good idea to have no more than five servings per day of any additional non-calories sweetener. Your serving of sugar-free Jell-O counts as one of those. There are a couple of reasons for this, one of them is that the stimulus to excrete insulin begins at the taste of sweetness. If you are constantly stimulating insulin you're going to have a lot more trouble with cravings, and you'll end up eating more carbohydrates than you want to or being miserable fighting those cravings. Getting away from having something sweet all day long is a good habit to start. Additionally, I personally don't like Crystal light! It's fine in very moderate amounts, but we're trying to keep your diet alkaline and some of these things can tip the pH the wrong direction, and change the way you feel and how well the whole process will work. At the end of the day, the protocol works. If you follow the protocol as written you will be successful. The trip up comes when we try to make lots of exceptions, each one of them a tiny step toward doing things as you always did before, which does not elicit the changes that you're trying to make for better health in the long-term. One more thing I would like to say, and I think I will post it on the front page because it is very important, and I will bet that you already know all of this... Ideal protein is a movement that has begun to call attention to itself because it has been so extremely successful. It is not a surprise that there will be many copycat programs and products popping up every where. Unfortunately, most of them will not care one little bit about your health, they want to sell their cheaply made goods riding on the coattails of Ideal Protein. The quality of the food is poor, the standard of processing and monitoring of the value isn’t present. They are loaded with all kinds of synthetics. Remember, any old vitamin tablet is not the same as a good quality, highly bioavailable vitamin. Keep in mind that many distributors and stores have their name label products manufactured by the lowest bidder. When you’re concerned about your health at the cellular level, you wouldn’t consider providing anything but the best you can find in a protein or vitamin supplement, but people do it all the time. Cheap protein supplements are just that, cheap. Recently a survey of copycat products being sold (mainly on the internet) revealed that many cheap "protein" products are being manufactured from illegitimate manufacturers outside of the US, and we’re talking about something you are going to put INSIDE your body and ask your liver and kidneys to process and ask your cells to build with. That 300billion to 1 trillion cells you’re going to build today? Think about what materials you have provided... Did you purchase the Cadillac or a pretty plastic model? Have you ever purchased a "genuine" Rolex watch from a street vendor for $50? Nuff said.
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