16 Nov 2020 New study: three sweetened drinks a day has ‘minimal effect’ on gut microbiome

New study: three sweetened drinks a day has ‘minimal effect’ on gut microbiome

High consumption of sweeteners such as aspartame or sucralose over a two week period has minimal effect on gut microbiota composition or SCFA production, according to the secondary outcomes of a double-blind RCT. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as acetate, butyrate, formate and propionate, are the main end-products resulting from the fermentation of non-digestible carbohydrates that […]