OK, there have been previous threads on previous studies about this (such as this one started by moi) but now there's a new study in the journal Nature, which again links artificial sweeteners with bad health results.
I found it through an article for laypeople in Slate.
The proposed mechanism, which they tested for and found (in mice and human subjects) is that is adversely affects the intestinal microbiota.
They also say:
So, is this finally the smoking-gun evidence against artificial sweeteners?
I found it through an article for laypeople in Slate.
The proposed mechanism, which they tested for and found (in mice and human subjects) is that is adversely affects the intestinal microbiota.
Quote:
Here we demonstrate that consumption of commonly used NAS formulations drives the development of glucose intolerance through induction of compositional and functional alterations to the intestinal microbiota. These NAS-mediated deleterious metabolic effects are abrogated by antibiotic treatment, and are fully transferrable to germ-free mice upon faecal transplantation of microbiota configurations from NAS-consuming mice, or of microbiota anaerobically incubated in the presence of NAS. We identify NAS-altered microbial metabolic pathways that are linked to host susceptibility to metabolic disease, and demonstrate similar NAS-induced dysbiosis and glucose intolerance in healthy human subjects. Collectively, our results link NAS consumption, dysbiosis and metabolic abnormalities, thereby calling for a reassessment of massive NAS usage. |
They also say:
Quote:
“Our findings suggest that [artificial sweeteners] may have directly contributed to enhancing the exact epidemic that they themselves were intended to fight,” they write. |
So, is this finally the smoking-gun evidence against artificial sweeteners?
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