Chewing a sweet solid (like a gumdrop) makes your body release more insulin right away than just drinking the same sweet taste, no matter if it’s sugar or artificial sweetener.

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The cephalic phase insulin response to nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in solid and beverage form.

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2017 Nov 1

When people chew solid sweets (like candy), their body releases more insulin right away than when they drink the same sweet stuff — even if it has no calories. This study shows that chewing, not just tasting, tells the body to get ready for sugar.

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The cephalic phase insulin response to nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in solid and beverage form.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.09.009

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