This sugar substitute is making you HUNGRIER

If you’ve been with me for a while, you already know how I feel about artificial sweeteners.

They’re one of the biggest nutritional blunders of modern times—marketed as a “healthy” alternative to sugar… while quietly sabotaging your health.

Now, yet another new study proves what I’ve been warning you about for years.

These chemical substitutes don’t help you lose weight—or manage blood sugar. Instead, they do the opposite.

Sucralose sabotages your satiety

In a recent study, researchers compared what happened when people consumed sucralose (a popular artificial sweetener) versus regular sugar.

What they discovered was shocking… but not surprising.

Turns out, sucralose increased blood flow to the hypothalamus—the region of the brain that controls appetite. In other words, it generates a false feeling of hunger.

And that’s exactly what participants reported. They felt hungrier after drinking a sucralose-sweetened beverage than after a sugar-sweetened one.

But that’s not all…

Brain scans showed sucralose affected how the hypothalamus “talks” to brain regions that drive food cravings and overeating.

Even worse? The effect was more pronounced in obese participants. Plus, women experienced greater brain activity changes than men. (This is something I’ve observed clinically over decades—women tend to have a bigger sweet tooth than men.)

Isn’t it ironic?

Sucralose was originally developed for diabetics and people trying to lose weight. But now it’s everywhere—protein shakes, snack bars, yogurts, even toothpaste!

And yet, this study shows that it doesn’t reduce hunger—rather, it ramps it up.

Isn’t it ironic how a sugar substitute designed to support a healthy metabolism does the opposite—fueling hunger and cravings?

Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I’ve never been a fan of artificial sweeteners due to their potential health risks.

After all, we’re talking about chemicals. And chemicals always come with unintended consequences—because they’re foreign invaders to our bodies.

So, as I always say, if you must reach for the sweet stuff… go natural. I recommend finding 100 percent pure extracts of stevia or monk fruit.

Or better yet, start reducing your dependence on sweet flavors altogether. Because the more you train your body to expect a hit of sweetness, the harder it becomes to break free from its grip.

To learn more about the deceit of artificial sweeteners—and the fatal risks of sugar addiction—check out the May 2024 issue of my monthly newsletter, Logical Health Alternatives (“Sweet POISON?”). Click here to gain access.

Source:

“Sucralose Affects Brain Mechanisms That Regulate Appetite.” Medscape, 04/10/2025. (medscape.com/viewarticle/sucralose-affects-brain-mechanisms-regulate-appetite-2025a10008lu)