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Re:Diet soda may prompt food cravings, especially in women a... by sudosysgen on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:17PM (#28790895)
Yeah this is straight up just false. Insulin is not released based on taste, that would be very problematic. Some studies have found very low levels of insulin based on taste and feelings of eating but that's it.
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Re:Diet soda may prompt food cravings, especially in women a... by steanne on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:26PM (#28790975)
no, it's good planning. cephalic phase insulin release.
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Re:Diet soda may prompt food cravings, especially in women a... by sudosysgen on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:44PM (#28791167)
Cephalic phase insulin release has not been demonstrated based purely on sweet taste of liquids. Some studies show no effect, others find a very weak effect on the order of 1% of actually eating.
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Re:Diet soda may prompt food cravings, especially in women a... by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:41PM (#28791135)
Based upon this meta study, it seems that, while there is some evidence for CPIR, it doesn't do much.

https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/11/5/1364/5855277

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