This question is beyond what I can help you with over the internet. My apologies and best of luck to you and your mother.

Scott

There are quite a few research studies that show an increase in insulin from eating artificial sweeteners:

Malaisse WJ, Vanonderbergen A, Louchami K, Jijakli H, Malaisse-Lagae F.
Effects of artificial sweeteners on insulin release and cationic fluxes in rat
pancreatic islets. Cell Signal. 1998 Nov;10(10):727-33. PubMed PMID: 9884024.

Liang Y, Maier V, Steinbach G, Lali? L, Pfeiffer EF. The effect of artificial
sweetener on insulin secretion. II. Stimulation of insulin release from isolated
rat islets by Acesulfame K (in vitro experiments). Horm Metab Res. 1987
Jul;19(7):285-9. PubMed PMID: 2887503.

Once insulin is raised in the body, especially if there are no calories, then blood sugar drops. You don’t see a rise in blood sugar, but a rise in insulin (which causes blood sugar to drop). More interestingly, though, I would say are these studies:

Rogers PJ, Blundell JE. Separating the actions of sweetness and calories:
effects of saccharin and carbohydrates on hunger and food intake in human
subjects. Physiol Behav. 1989 Jun;45(6):1093-9. PubMed PMID: 2813533.

Lavin JH, French SJ, Read NW. The effect of sucrose- and aspartame-sweetened
drinks on energy intake, hunger and food choice of female, moderately restrained
eaters. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1997 Jan;21(1):37-42. PubMed PMID:
9023599.

These studies show that eating artificial sweeteners increase the amount of food that people eat; they are more hungry after eating artificial sweeteners.

Hope that helps,

Scott

I am having a discussion with someone in regard to artificial sweeteners. I quoted your book..section on Cravings do not go away Page 114 and 115. He comes back with artificial sweeteners do not cause low blood sugar as your book says. I searched the internet and found an MD saying this: Artificial sweeteners don’t affect your blood sugar level. In fact, most artificial sweeteners are considered “free foods” because they don’t count as a carbohydrate, a fat or any other diabetes exchange. Remember, however, other ingredients in foods containing artificial sweeteners can still affect your blood sugar level.

Can you explain in another way the sentence in your book Page 115 “The end result of eating artificial sweeteners, especially when it is a soda, is LOWERED BLOOD SUGAR. I understand when you say ingesting artificial sweetened soda, our bodies are expecting calories and getting none. So our bodies become confused. Does a soda with artificial sweeteners with no calories act the same as regular soda…having the sugar spike then crash causing low blood sugar? Thanks so much.

Debbie

Scott

Best of luck!

Scott

I am almost at my 30 days, and doing well. I could never go grain free, but your book gave me advice on how to eat “foods that act like sugar”, so if I began to crave, I was expecting it. I had fruit or nuts on hand to help curve the cravings. It has been a journey. Thank you…I recommend your book and the 30 Sugar Free Challenge to most everyone.

Do you recommend the product Trop50. I want to drink orange juice, but have been staying away from it because of the sugar. Should I just eat the fruit instead?

Thanks,

Yes, almond milk is ok and so is whey protein. I’m checking with the company that maintains my e-mail program and they are looking into the problem of stopped e-mails.

My apologies,

Scott