woman shyly raised her hand and asked, “But
if I can’t sweeten my strawberries with
Splenda, how do I make them taste sweet?”
Bless her heart.
This phenomenon is all too common in
artificial sweetener users.
REMEMBER LEPTIN?
Your hormones may also have a
role in this phenomenon.
Research suggests that the taste
organ (your tongue and taste
buds) is a peripheral target for
leptin. Leptin resistance (when
your brain can no longer
effectively sense leptin’s
message) may lead to an
“enhanced behavioral preference
for sweet substances.” When
you’re leptin resistant, the taste of
sweetness is dulled, which makes