i am so angry i never knew stevia was bad for my insulin

[Lizitea]

I was so convinced that stevia did NOT elevate insulin levels. I can remember two people who tried to tell me, but I didn't believe them. I was convinced.

 

Knowing that insulin resistance was a serious issue for my body and my obesity, I kept drink stevia lemonade all day every day, thinking I was doing my very best. I did this for decades !!!! I am an overweight 60 year old woman who has never been able to figure out why my body won't lose weight. Now I certainly know one piece of it !!!

 

I am very angry that I was so misguided. A health practitioner (who sells her own brand of stevia !!!) had me convinced that it was fine. I trusted her wisdom, she seemed sincere and probably herself didn't know better.

 

Even when I started whole30 I believed that stevia was fine. I thought I would just go with the program, but it was silly.

 

I am on day 56 approx and not really doing any re-intro, although I have had a few meals off the program.

 

Last week I quit caffeine and during that period, to baby myself, I went back to stevia lemonade all day every day. Boy could I see the difference in my appetite -- I wanted sweets like crazy. I haven't wanted sweets since my first week of whole30.  My whole appetite was off.  

 

Then I started doing some internet research and Robb Wolf in particular convinced me, the science is quite clear on this. I am just mad that it took me so many years to know this.

 

It is only thanks to the complete simplicity and directness of the whole30 program, I never would have figured it out.

[daveloper80]

is this something that varies from person to person? 

When not doing a Whole30 or reintro I will usually have 1 stevia sweetened beverage per day (including last night which was a reintro day) and did not have any noticable effects from it.  It was after dinner and I had no particular cravings and have never noticed it to set off any sugar dragons.

 

Actually, typically I would use it in my oatmeal as well but I haven't used it post whole30 to know if it changes my appetite any.

[Lizitea]

the question is do you have insulin type issues? are you a metabolic syndrome type? a diabesity type? i was just kidding myself -- i thought stevia was different than all the other artificial sweeteners and it's not -- the body knows it is tasting sweet.

 

http://robbwolf.com/2012/04/20/additive-effect-artificial-intelligent/

 

there are many other articles -- this is just the first one that googled up. and i was fully convinced when I saw these

 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666310000826

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0026049504002100

http://jp.physoc.org/content/582/1/379.long

 

the way to really test your appetite is do a whole30, then use a lot of stevia like i was with my lemonade that i drink all day

[Lizitea]

just put sugar in your oatmeal, so you aren't kidding yourself 

[Lizitea]

also i was thirsty all the time when I drank caffeine and stevia lemonade, now with rooibos and lemon water, not thirsty 

[daveloper80]

I'm overweight but no metabolic issues.  I'm 33 so part of doing whole 30 (and the focus on exercise and cleaner eating over the last year and a half) are to make sure it stays that way.

 

But the article you posted is fair, there is no reason it has to be a daily habit.  I have gone 30 days without, I don't have to get back on the train.

 

However.. the first 2 Studies that you posted actually say that Stevia could be useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes because of a reduced insulin response.  I didn't read the 3rd one, it was too long :-D

[praxisproject]

Much of the stevia around today is cut with insulin spiking substances too, like maltodextrin.

There are some pretty scary pig studies on weight gain for pigs from sweet tasting substances.

 

I find the less sugar and sweeteners I have, the less I want them.