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Artificial sweeteners stall weight loss #programyourselfthin

30 Jul 2026 · 0 min

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Jim Katsoulis explains why artificial sweeteners backfire for weight loss. Sweet taste triggers insulin release and hunger, even without calories. The extreme sweetness also rewires your palate, making real food taste bland and pushing you toward worse choices.

2 reasons not to use artificial sweeteners if you want to lose weight. Number 1 is it makes you hungrier. When you consume something sweet, it sends a signal to your body that calories are coming, so your body releases insulin, which lowers your glucose level, which makes you hungrier. Number 2, they make healthy food less appealing. When you consume artificial sweeteners, they're so sweet that it calibrates your tongue for sweet, unnatural flavors, so that when you eat natural, healthy food, it seems boring and bland in comparison and less appealing.