Effect of Sucralose (Splenda) on the Microbiome

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DESCRIPTION: What effect do artificial sweeteners such as sucralose (Splenda), saccharin (Sweet & Low), aspartame (Nutrasweet) and acesulfame K (Sweet One) have on our gut bacteria?

Can’t get enough of artificial sweeteners? Check out
• Diet Soda and Preterm Birth (
• Aspartame Induced Fibromyalgia (
• Aspartame and the Brain (

Even for nontoxic low calorie sweeteners like erythritol (Erythritol May Be a Sweet Antioxidant there are some caveats. See:
• How Diet Soda Can Make Us Gain Weight (
• Neurobiology of Artificial Sweeteners (
• Unsweetening the Diet (

Who cares if our gut flora gets disrupted? Wait until you see how important the little puppies are:
• Microbiome: The Inside Story (
• Prebiotics: Tending Our Inner Garden (
• What’s Your Gut Microbiome Enterotype? (
• How to Change Your Enterotype (
• Paleopoo: What We Can Learn from Fossilized Feces (

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