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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

It's the sweetener. Your body reacts poorly because artificial sweeter can be hundreds of time sweeter then natural sweeteners. As soon as you taste something that sweet your body gets flooded with insulin.

That is total bs..... an urban myth.

One of the claims made by dieters against artificial sweeteners is that they may cause a release of insulin. The theory is that as the sweet taste hits your tongue, your body gets ready for a sugar load, and releases insulin in expectation, so they can cause a blood sugar low, causing cravings, and blow your diet. This is pretty much bilgewater. If such a reaction does occur, it resolves itself very rapidly. The human body adjusts easily to changes, and after two or three times of not getting the anticipated sugar, it stops releasing the insulin. After a few days, the issue resolves. It is not a significant reason to avoid these products, only a reason to monitor your sugars and see if something does happen, and make accommodations until your body adjusts, which it WILL do!

http://www.naturaldiabetics.com/artificial-sweeteners/