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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
As if parents didn't already have enough to concern themselves with, it looks like artificial sweeteners could pose another health risk, according to a September 18, 2014 article posted by the Boston Globe.
Based on a study published in the journal Nature, artificial sweeteners could lead to the development of diabetes. The study was conducted by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and involved mice and people. According to the study, the chemicals in artificial sweeteners disrupt the flora of certain bacteria in the small and large intestines, leading to an increase in blood sugar. The results were consistent with laboratory mice and with people. Individuals who consumed saccharin for a week showed elevated blood sugar levels in 4 out of the 7 individuals who took part in the study.
http://www.examiner.com/article/stu...ers-and-diabetes?cid=PROD-redesign-right-next
Based on a study published in the journal Nature, artificial sweeteners could lead to the development of diabetes. The study was conducted by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and involved mice and people. According to the study, the chemicals in artificial sweeteners disrupt the flora of certain bacteria in the small and large intestines, leading to an increase in blood sugar. The results were consistent with laboratory mice and with people. Individuals who consumed saccharin for a week showed elevated blood sugar levels in 4 out of the 7 individuals who took part in the study.
http://www.examiner.com/article/stu...ers-and-diabetes?cid=PROD-redesign-right-next