The artificial sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda) is widely used and found in products like diet soda and chewing gum. According to a new study, it’s also capable of damaging the DNA material inside our cells.
The artificial sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda) is widely used and found in products like diet soda and chewing gum. According to a new study, it’s also capable of damaging the DNA material inside our cells.
I drink energy drinks (I know, I know) and finding ones without sucralose or erythritol is tough. Time to change habits for the better, I suppose.
what’s wrong with erythritol?
Increase of blood clots, which in turn increase risk of heart attack and strokes.
Source: Erythritol and cardiovascular events from the National Institutes of Health
Published paper from Nature Medicine