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The Link Between Artificial Sweeteners and Gut Health
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Research shows that artificial sweeteners like sucralose can disrupt the gut microbiome, leading to a decrease in the population of good bacteria that help regulate blood sugar, mood, anxiety, and energy levels. These findings suggest a potential link between artificial sweeteners and poor glycemic control.
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Artificial sweeteners, like sucralose, may not be absorbed by the intestine and instead, sit on the intestinal walls where bad bacteria consume them, leading to a decrease in good bacteria that regulate blood sugar.
1:08:25 - 1:14:10 (05:45)
Artificial sweeteners
Summary
Artificial sweeteners, like sucralose, may not be absorbed by the intestine and instead, sit on the intestinal walls where bad bacteria consume them, leading to a decrease in good bacteria that regulate blood sugar. Gut bacteria can also regulate sleep, mood, anxiety, energy levels, and glycemic control, as seen by changes in gut biome and blood sugar control.