What about dextrose/fructose?

[UTUSN]

There was this thread in GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1270570

that got into how diet sodas mess with the body's insulin and make cravings for carbs.
Just two months ago I started drinking 8 or more glasses of water per day, and then found the occasional diet soda unsatisfying. I was also drinking decaffinated instant tea that carried aspartame. O.K., so after this thread, I ditched this tea and got UNSWEETENED decaf. So what about the dextrose/fructose items for the unsweetened tea? Or just go back to sugar?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. dextrose and fructose are both sugars.

In fact, just regular soda pop is sweetened with fructose.

[UTUSN]

2. So..... better than aspartame and such? n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. They might taste better.

But they'll rot your teeth and give you diabetes.

[xmas74]

4. For people who like sweetened iced tea

(which I do not):

I brew the decaf tea bags and add locally produced honey (by taste) before I add any cold ingredients (either water or ice). Afterward, I add my ice/water and, if I have it on hand, a sprig of fresh mint to each glass.

It's a bit more natural and I notice people don't use as much honey as sugar for the sweetness. I've also heard of people doing a mix of unsweetened juices (apple, white grape) w/ their tea.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

5. The only sweetner that doesn't affect your glucose level is stevia

I don't think that they have many things with that in it. It tastes ok - but not great.

Stevia is actually good for you.