Everyone wants to put on their blinders when it comes to sugar substitutes.

“Zero grams of sugar” sounds perfect!

But that teaser should always be a red flag 🚩until you read the ingredient list. Does it contain sucralose?

A new study shows that sucralose raises such serious health concerns that one of the lead researchers said, “it is something you should not be eating.”

➡️➡️The research showed that sucralose breaks DNA and contributes to leaky gut syndrome. A key metabolite of sucralose increases activities of genes related to oxidative stress and inflammation.

This is not just some nutritionist on a rant about artificial sweeteners. This research was done at the Biomedical Engineering Department at North Carolina State University .

And for now?

Check that ingredient list.

Reference

Susan S. Schiffman, Elizabeth H. Scholl, Terrence S. Furey & H. Troy Nagle (2023) Toxicological and pharmacokinetic properties of sucralose-6-acetate and its parent sucralose: in vitro screening assays, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B. [study link & news release]