Chapter
The Failure of Artificial Sweeteners in Curbing Our Sweet Cravings
1:40:30 - 1:55:20 (14:49)
Artificial sweeteners can satisfy our tongue's preference for sweetness but they fail to activate the key sensors in our gut which inform our brain to stop craving sugar, leading to an equal preference for both sweet and non-sweet options, as seen in experiments conducted on mice.
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The gut-brain axis is responsible for driving sugar preference, leading to an increased desire to consume sweet foods.
1:40:30 - 1:51:12 (10:41)
Summary
The gut-brain axis is responsible for driving sugar preference, leading to an increased desire to consume sweet foods. Mice with a mutation preventing sweet receptors still drank a sugar solution equally with water, while normal mice preferred the sugar solution much more.
ChapterThe Failure of Artificial Sweeteners in Curbing Our Sweet Cravings
EpisodeDr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving
PodcastHuberman Lab
Despite their sweetness, artificial sweeteners fail to activate the key sensors in the gut that inform the brain to stop craving sugar, unlike sugar molecules which activate a unique gut-brain circuit that drives our preference for sugar.
1:51:12 - 1:55:20 (04:07)
Summary
Despite their sweetness, artificial sweeteners fail to activate the key sensors in the gut that inform the brain to stop craving sugar, unlike sugar molecules which activate a unique gut-brain circuit that drives our preference for sugar.