Tue, Feb-24-04, 01:33
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Plan: atkins
Stats: 165/131/115
BF:
Progress: 68%
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Quote:
Originally Posted by missaec
Actually in DANDR, Dr. Atkins does mention that artificial sweeteners CAN cause a spike in insulin release that you may not want. The trick to keeping it under control... for every serving of sweetener you have, count it as 1 carb into your carb count for the day. It keeps you at a much lower risk of stalling and undermining what you're working for. If you do stall, try to cut out sweeteners for a couple days to see if it jumpstarts anything.
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Actually, the counting sweetener is because most of the sweeteners have carbs - the packets have about 1g carbs each, and the bulk granular has ~1g carbs per 2 teaspoons (sweetness wise, the carb counts are the same for packets and granular). Many products have zero carbs - like diet sodas, which use a liquid form of the artificial sweeteners that don't have the carby fillers that the dry stuff does.
...but it is true that in some people, artificial sweeteners can cause an insulin spike - it isn't common though.
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