Sweeteners with no sugar can still make your body release insulin, which makes you store fat and crave carbs.

Even artificial sweeteners that don’t contain sugar can make some people’s bodies release insulin just from tasting them.

Some people’s bodies react to sweet tastes by releasing insulin right away—even if it’s fake sugar—but others don’t, and we don’t yet know why.

When people taste something sweet—even if it doesn’t have sugar—their body sometimes starts releasing insulin right away, just from the taste.

If you use sugar-free sweeteners instead of regular sugar, they won’t spike your blood sugar or insulin right away—and if you swap sugar for them in meals, they might even help keep your blood sugar lower after eating.