Research involving mice uncovers troubling evidence that artificial sweeteners could jeopardize gut health and disrupt gene functions. These alterations may echo through subsequent generations. Consuming sucralose and stevia instigated shifts in gut microbiota and beneficial metabolites. Noteworthy changes in glucose tolerance and gene activity were recorded, highlighting potential metabolic risks
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Negative effects of artificial sweeteners may pass on to offsprings, study in mice suggests
April 11, 2026Research involving mice uncovers troubling evidence that artificial sweeteners could jeopardize gut health and disrupt gene functions. These alterations may echo through subsequent generations. Consuming sucralose and stevia instigated shifts in gut microbiota and beneficial metabolites. Noteworthy changes in glucose tolerance and gene activity were recorded, highlighting potential metabolic risks