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Re: Artificial Sweeteners, Caffeine & Insulin ResistanceFrom: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 8 May 2001 11:08:57 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 8 May 2001, Sue wrote: > >>Can someone please explain how artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame >can influence/impair insulin levels? And what about caffeine?< > >I'm not sure where you've heard about aspartame affecting insulin >resistence; I would sincerely question the information. Aspartame is >simply a sweetener derived from an amino acid--a protein, if you >will--that is found in beef. You get more aspartame in its original >form by eating a hamburger than you do by drinking an entire two litre >of diet soda. So those who say that aspartame gives them headaches or >whatever, my question is always: does it happen when you eat a burger? >And then I explain the above. > i have NEVER heard of nutrasweet being derived from beef. i thought it was plant derived!!! i have, however, read in numerous sources that if you have insulin problems, you should avoid caffeine and artifical aweeteners. i have read in fewer sources that splenda/sucralose is a safe artifical sweetener to use with regards to insulin production. i really wish i could find a definitive study that gives the effects of caffeine and nutrasweet on insulin production... i do know that diana schwazbein (sp) mentions that you ought to avoid both of these things if you are following an insulin lowering diet. you always read that if you are TTC you should give up caffeine - it never seems to say why, but i wonder if it is because caffeine effects the menstrual cycle due to the havoc it wreaks on insulin levels. i know that on the general PCOS discussion board, many women have said that they see a relation between their PCOS symptoms and excessive caffeine/nutrasweet consumption. caffeine DOES stimulate the adrenal gland, i believe... and adreanl problems are often part and parcel of PCOS... i have read that this adrenal overstimulation leads to an insulin overproduction... whether or not this is true, i don't know. but many women find that giving up these substances helps with their symptoms tremendously. again, i really wish there was a definitive study to prove (or disprove) these things. my take is personally, well, PCOS is not a new disease. it has been around for a long long time, though under different (or no) names. lately, though, it seems like more and more people are getting it. it seems as though the worsening in the quality of the typical diet probably plays a large role in this. like, women who had PCOS 100 years ago probably would have had it no matter what. now, with so many refined and chemical laced products available to eat, women who might have escaped PCOS 100 years ago are developing full blown symptoms. since PCOS women tend to be overweight, and our culture is diet obsessed, we probably consume more diet products than most people... including diet coke, etc... which means lots of caffeine and nutrasweet... i am sure PCOS can't be tracked down to one food item but i think that there is definitely something to be said about our consumption of these chemicles that is making us sicker. just my theory. if you feel caffeine and nutrasweet don't affect you, fine. :) i feel that they do affect me. - jodi
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