Artificial sweeteners, promoted as aids to diabetes prevention and weight loss, could actually hasten the development of glucose intolerance and metabolic disease. And they do it in a surprising way: by changing the composition and function of the gut microbiota - the substantial population of bacteria residing in our intestines. These findings, the results of experiments in mice and humans, were published today in emNature/em. Among other things, says Dr. ...Thursday 18 September 2014
Role of Artificial Sweeteners and Glucose Intolerance
Artificial sweeteners, promoted as aids to diabetes prevention and weight loss, could actually hasten the development of glucose intolerance and metabolic disease. And they do it in a surprising way: by changing the composition and function of the gut microbiota - the substantial population of bacteria residing in our intestines. These findings, the results of experiments in mice and humans, were published today in emNature/em. Among other things, says Dr. ...
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