artificial sweeteners are appetite stimulants?

[bran987]

there is a guy who used to work for huge fast food chain that is on the radio saying aspartame and splenda are appetite stimulants. he's actually a guest that's on a weekly health show.

he recommends xylitol, says the other sugar substitutes are pretty bad for you. pisses me off cause i just caught the tail end of it

he's not even selling anything, which worries me because that gives him more credibility.

 

[anthrax]

there is a guy who used to work for huge fast food chain that is on the radio saying aspartame and splenda are appetite stimulants. he's actually a guest that's on a weekly health show.

Not true for every body
and even though I've heard some aspartame opponent saying that, I have never seen any serious study about it

he recommends xylitol, says the other sugar substitutes are pretty bad for you. pisses me off cause i just caught the tail end of it

Xylitol = more calories than aspartame
and too much xylitol = gastric issues

he's not even selling anything, which worries me because that gives him more credibility.

Yes, but it doesn't mean he is a smart guy, nor that he is competent in nutrition

 

[ProtienFiend]

Is xylitol one of the nutritive sweeters (ie. having calories) or is it like aspartame and basically passes through the body unchanged?

 

[anthrax]

Is xylitol one of the nutritive sweeters (ie. having calories) or is it like aspartame and basically passes through the body unchanged?

it is a sugar alcohol = polyol

Xylitol has one-third fewer calories than sugar but about the same sweetening power.

whereas aspartam is 400 times sweetern than sugar