Artificial sweeteners are anything but sweet!
Artificial sweeteners are commonly used in food and drinks and a recent study found that they are toxic to digestive gut microbes. The study published in the journal Molecules reported that six common artificial sweeteners, that are FDA approved and 10 sport supplements that contained them, were found to be toxic to the digestive microbes of mice.
The research team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore tested the toxicity of aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neoime, advantame and acesulfame potassium-k. They found that when exposed to only 1mg per ml of the artificial sweeteners, the bacteria in the digestive system became toxic.
"This is further evidence that consumption of artificial sweeteners adversely affects gut microbial activity which can cause a wide range of health issues," Ariel Kushmaro, a professor in BGU's department of biotechnology engineering said.
Researchers in previous studies found that all of the artificial sweeteners disturbed blood sugar levels despite the fact that these sweeteners are not digested or absorbed by the human body.
In addition, low-calorie sweetener consumption was associated with up to 2.5-fold over expression of the sweet taste receptor TAS1R3. Sweet taste receptors are G protein–coupled receptors that are present in taste buds and in other tissues, serving as carbohydrate sensors. Adipogenic genes were also over expressed; a 1.5- to 2.4-fold increase was seen in PPARG, for example.
Artificial sweeteners make you fat!
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