Researchers Discover Popular Sweetener Damages DNA
Researchers Discover Popular Sweetener Damages DNA
A new study on sucralose—a popular sugar-free sweetener that was put through 110 safety studies before the U.S. ...
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…to GIT bacteria. Not the person/animal ingesting it.
"An overall reduction of the existing microflora was found (≥50%) at sucralose doses that were lower than the human ADI".
Even so, this is pretty concerning. The article clickbait is annoying though.
I agree. Just clarifying because the title seems to imply DNA for humans ingesting it. Which is what I though when I read the headline.
If sucralose was found the be mutagenic, as the title kind of implies (at least to me), it would be immediately banned in the EU, and eventually the states.
Lots of things harm gut bacteria.
I agree. I originally assumed the same regarding DNA damage based on the title.