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

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

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2017 Nov 1

The study found that artificial sweeteners like sucralose can trick the body into releasing insulin, even when there's no sugar present — which matches part of the claim. But it didn't check if this leads to low blood sugar or cravings, so we can't say for sure about the rest.

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Sweet stimuli induce cephalic phase insulin release to varying degrees in humans.

Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2026 Jan 1

The study found that even sugar-free sweeteners like sucralose can trick the body into releasing insulin just by tasting sweet, which matches part of the claim. But it didn’t check if this leads to low blood sugar or cravings, so we only know half the story.

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