Israeli scientists have provided new data on the effects of artificial sweeteners on intestinal bacteria and glucose metabolism in humans. This research may change the perception of two sweeteners, saccharin and sucralose, which are considered safe. The impact of sweeteners on the intestinal flora: research by Israeli scientists Israeli scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have been studying the effects of artificial sweeteners on the microbiome for over a decade. In 2014, they published a study showing that artificial sweeteners can significantly affect the composition of their gut microbiome and indirectly change glucose metabolism. The results of the experiment were taken seriously, but with some reserve, as it was research on rodents, not humans. A study involving humans has just come to light, published in the August 2022 issue of Cell magazine. Sweeteners and the Gut Microbiome and Glucose Metabolism - 2022 Study Over 1,300 volunteers we...
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