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I recently switched from splenda to reg sugar in my 2 coffees a day andmy apetite has been out of control, any btdt? I mean i am hungry every hour, i am going nuts
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Splenda made me feel shaky and headachy, with this chemical aftertaste in my mouth. I used it for a long time, because I was trying to lose weight, until I read this study that showed that people actually GAIN using artificial sweeteners because it intensifies their craving for sweets. So I switched. And it didn't affect my weight loss at all, and the shaky, headachy feeling stopped.
[ Reply | Options ]Want to know what else artificial sweeteners do to the body? They raise cholesterol levels and can cause early onset diabetes. The reason is simple: when your taste buds sense something sweet, they send a signal to your hypothalamus to produce more insulin, because *sugar* is on its way down the hatch. Only ... you've fooled the body. It's not really sugar. If you do this enough, your body will have a dangerous insulin imbalance. In a HEALTHY body, best-case scenario, the body will break down the insulin and flush it out. But guess what it's broken down into? CHOLESTEROL. And in the process of "flushing", some of it sticks to your blood vessel walls. Get the picture? Now imagine this process happening over the course of 10, 20, 30 years' worth of Diet Cokes, and Equal/Sweet'n'Low/Splenda-infused coffees and teas.
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I did too until wised up. Besides the artificial sweeteners, the artificial colors and flavors are also doing nasty things to your body. And the carbonation isn't exactly the best thing, either. I hate to sound like a bore, but the best things to drink are water and iced teas (not that powdered or Arizona or Snapple crap, either -- FRESH BREWED unsweetened teas). Or fresh squeezed (NOT from a mix) lemonade ... sweetened with either real, old-fashioned sugar (just enough to cut the sourness) or succarat or agava nectar.
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^^^30 years' worth of Diet Cokes and Equal/Sweet'n'Low/Splenda-infused coffees and teas.
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