date:May 20, 2019
tificial sweeteners, the sweet taste occurs but the energy does not arrive. This may lead the body to stop responding to the sweet taste stimulus even when real sugar arrives, as has been shown in rodent studies. In those studies, when sugar actually reappeared after artificial sweeteners, the animal was not prepared to absorb the energy and reacted more slowly. This is one way artificial sweeteners may cause a slower metabolism, which could lead to weight gain or health complications, like Type