Two widely used zero-calorie sweeteners, sucralose and stevia, may have effects that linger far longer than the sweet taste itself. In mice, researchers found that both sweeteners altered the gut microbiome, reduced beneficial compounds produced by gut bacteria, and changed the activity of genes involved in metabolism and inflammation. Some of those changes were also detected in later generations that had never consumed the sweeteners themselves.

Popular zero-calorie sweeteners changed the gut and metabolism of mice, with some effects unexpectedly echoing into future generations.

Jeg ved ikke meget om light sodavand og sødestoffer, men vildt at der potentielt kan være bivirkninger ved indtaget som kan påvirke ens børn og børnebørn. Ved ikke om det er så overraskende, at et stof som kroppen ikke kan nedbryde, har det med blive i kroppen.