The Conspiracy of Everything!

[ReluctantSamurai]

Eating something sweet tells to body that sugar is on its way. Since no sugar is coming, that part of your body is going to get grumpy and wanting real sugar, increasing your sugar desire.

The bad part about this is that insulin gets released in response to the false sugar alert. Since there is no additional sugar on the way, the excess insulin then targets any sugar it can find which usually leads to a drop in blood sugar levels which has the potential to cause some real problems for individuals who are sensitive to blood sugar levels. There should have been a warning for those who are hypoglycemic, to consume something that would provide free carbs to digest when an artificial sweetener is ingested...