For example, when the researchers transferred the gut bacteria of mice who had
consumed saccharin into mice whose guts were bacteria - free, it caused these previously healthy mice to become glucose intolerant.
«We didn't find this adverse effect in
those consuming saccharin or natural sugars,» says Kuk.
It's a continuation of work the Purdue group began in 2004, when they reported that animals
consuming saccharin - sweetened liquids and snacks tended to eat more than animals fed high - calorie, sweetened foods.
Not exact matches
Her research included studies on diet soft drinks that contained aspartame, sucralose and
saccharin (about 30 % of American adults regularly
consume these sweeteners.).
Here, we show that ADX (but not sham - ADX) rats prefer to
consume significantly more sucrose than
saccharin.»
In the pursuit to
consume less sugar and stabilize blood sugar, we may use sweeteners like aspartame («Equal»), sorbitol, sucralose («Splenda») or
saccharin («Sweet n Low»).
Psychologists at Purdue University's Ingestive Behavior Research Center reported that relative to rats that ate yogurt sweetened with glucose (a simple sugar with 15 calories / teaspoon, the same as table sugar), rats given yogurt sweetened with zero - calorie
saccharin later
consumed more calories, gained more weight, put on more body fat, and didn't make up for it by cutting back later, all at levels of statistical significance.
After
consuming the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's maximum dose of
saccharin over a period of five days, four of the seven subjects showed a reduced glucose response in addition to an abrupt change in their gut microbes.