Forbes: A new study shows that artificial sweeteners causes higher blood sugar in both mice and men.
Forbes: A new study shows that artificial sweeteners causes higher blood sugar in both mice and men.
And this isn’t because the chemicals interfere with the function of any of our organs: They seem to interfere with the friendly bacteria in our gut.
Here’s how they arrived at this. In one of the studies, the team had mice drink water with one of three sweeteners – saccharin, sucralose and aspartame – and found their blood sugar levels rose significantly, in comparison to those who drank either plain water or sugar water. Even more telling was when the researchers transplanted the gut bacteria of the mice who’d consumed these sweeteners into mice who were bred to have no gut bacteria at all. Amazingly, the recipient mice also developed glucose intolerance. When the researchers analyzed the distribution of the bacteria, they found abundances of bacteria that have known links to obesity and diabetes.
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