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[–] Teon@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Artificial sweeteners and highly processed foods can shut off your "I'm full" safety valve.
Read the labels on the foods you eat, educate yourself.
Corporations want you to eat to excess, it's profitable.

[–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which artificial sweeteners do that? Sounds interesting

[–] amelia@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have never heard this before and I'm pretty sure it's nonsense.

I'm pretty sure it's nonsense

Maybe, maybe not. More research is needed.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7817779/

Nevertheless, human studies investigating the effect of artificial sweeteners on hunger-satiety cycle, via SCFA, are currently lacking.

[–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Figured the same lol, so much misinformation on sweeteners

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I figure they're probably safe and certainly not more harmful than sugar.

They just taste wank.

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Heard from sci show that they make you crave sugar more since they are stronger than real sugar. Also, they make your intestines absorb more sugar since the sugar receptors get clogged trying to absorb the artificial stuff and they pull more. That second one probably doesn't affect you very much though.

they are stronger than real sugar

This is only true on a per-weight basis - which is why they use a lot less of it to obtain the same degree of sweetness.

they make your intestines absorb more sugar since the sugar receptors get clogged trying to absorb the artificial stuff

This is an amazing chunk of nonsense you should actually be congratulated for.

That second one probably doesn’t affect you very much though

Because it's nonsense.