According to a new study, a chemical that forms when humans digest a certain type of “widely used” sweetener is “genotoxic,” meaning it damages DNA.
That chemical is also said to be found in the sweetener itself in trace amounts and researchers claim “the finding raises questions about how the sweetener may contribute to health problems.”
North Carolina State University shared the findings of its new study in a news release. It names “sucralose,” said to be the most widely used artificial sweetener in the United States, as the “issue.”
Previous work from the new study’s research team “established that several fat-soluble compounds are produced in the gut after sucralose ingestion,” according to NC State’s news release, adding that “one of these compounds is sucralose-6-acetate.”
The new work now “establishes that sucralose-6-acetate is genotoxic” according to Susan Schiffman, corresponding author of the study and an adjunct professor in the joint department of biomedical engineering at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who is quoted in the release.
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