eli5: why are artificial sugars bad for my blood sugar, when they aren’t actually glucose or fructose?
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Ok, ok, we know from extensive study that insulin production occurs in the presence of artificial sweeteners. Over time, the body creates more receptors, and the body then releases more insulin to deal with the presence of “sugar” in the blood stream. People are getting bogged down in the if/or. I’ve gotten to the point of *why*??
How does the body recognize artificial sweeteners as sweet??? On a 5 year old level, how does the body get that sugar alcohols, which don’t actually have calories like sugar, and are built with OH groups instead of sugar chains, are sweet?? Is there some mechanism in the body (bad example, like a taste bud,) that says, “hey, this is sweet! Better release the sugar absorbing molecules?”
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