Health Warning : Artificial Sweetners.
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Six artificial sweeteners used in a range of soft drinks and foods 'are TOXIC to gut bacteria
Scientists analysed sweeteners approved for consumption in the US and EU
They included the controversial aspartame, which is used in Diet Coke
The study offers 'further evidence' that artificial sweeteners can damage health
Scientists found six sweeteners - all approved for use in foods and drinks in the US and EU - were toxic to gut microbes.
It only took one mg/ml of the artificial sweeteners to turn the bacteria toxic.
And the higher the amount of artificial sweetener, the more toxins that are released, according to the team led by Professor Ariel Kushmaro.
He said: 'This is further evidence consumption of artificial sweeteners adversely affects gut microbial activity which can cause a wide range of health issues.
'The results of this study might help in understanding the relative toxicity of artificial sweeteners and the potential of negative effects on the gut microbial community.'
Diet drinks account for a quarter of the sweetened beverages market but there is growing evidence they are not as healthy as previously thought.
The sweeteners are also emerging as environmental pollutants due to them being resistant to wastewater treatment processes.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...toxic-gut.html
In the Israeli experiment, 10-week-old mice were fed a daily dose of aspartame, sucralose or saccharin. Another cluster of mice were given water laced with one of two natural sugars, glucose or sucrose. After 11 weeks, the mice receiving sugar were doing fine, whereas the mice fed artificial sweeteners had abnormally high blood sugar (glucose) levels, an indication that their tissues were having difficulty absorbing glucose from the blood. Left unchecked, this “glucose intolerance” can lead to a host of health problems, including diabetes and a heightened risk of liver and heart disease. But it is reversible: after the mice were treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics to kill all their gut bacteria, the microbial population eventually returned to its original makeup and balance, as did blood glucose control.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...angerous-ways/
https://i0.wp.com/neurosciencenews.c...pg?w=750&ssl=1
https://neurosciencenews.com/artific...crobiome-9935/
Researchers say the consumption of artificial sweeteners can adversely affect gut microbial activity, causing a wide range of health issues from cancers to type-2 diabetes.
http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/news/ar...weeteners.aspx
or...you could listen to the NHS's - Truth about Sweetners.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-wel...eeteners-safe/
well - I guess they're nothing - without the sickness.
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and to avoid those Artificial nasties - have to read every label these days...even Ribena's fallen foul of the Lie, but at least, is easily revealed by it's nasty taste.
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