Splenda Glycemic Index And Relation With Insulin?by Ana
Does it really cause blood glucose to reach the peak quickly? What about the effects on insulin in diabetics? Thank you. Splenda blood sugar and insulin spike? Answer By Dr Alba Splenda has raised many arguments regarding its pesticide-like composition. However, no long-term study has been carried out to clearly see the side effects of Splenda in humans. As it is an artificial sweetener, Splenda do not spike blood sugar. This is because, although it is very sweet (sweeter than table sugar), our brain is deteriorated and cannot distinguish from the real sweetens. As it is not known as food from our body, it is absorbed to be eliminated by our body. Liver and kidney are the best "eliminators", that is why they suffer the most. As they do not quickly raise blood sugar (as table sugar does, insulin is not raised although confusing statements are reported such as insulin spiking. This is because of confusion caused to brain as it tastes the sweet and gives signals to pancreas for insulin. On the other side, blood sugar levels are not raised to induce insulin secretion. To be safe, try to avoid Splenda containing foods. In nowadays, Stevia has been used as "natural sweetener substitute for diabetics" with more safety warranties than Splenda. Comment Splenda IS NOT just Sucralose The article reports that Splenda does not spike blood sugar without any citing any testing to back that claim up. The most common form of Splenda contains Maltodextrin and Dextrose which do spike blood sugar. |