Today’s message describes two studies about about something my readers are probably not using anyway: artificial sweeteners. If this email doesn’t apply to you, you can always share it with friends and relatives who are drinking diet soda.
In the first study, researchers used questionnaires to estimate how much artificial sweetener participants used, then tracked them for eight years. Those who consumed more artificial sweeteners were more likely to lose some of their cognitive ability when tested.
Consumption of LNCSs was associated with an accelerated rate of cognitive decline during 8 years of follow-up. Our findings suggest the possibility of long-term harm from LNCS consumption, particularly artificial LNCSs and sugar alcohols, on cognitive
function. Study limitations include self-reporte…
A study like this has limitations, the biggest one being that people with other health problems, such as diabetes, might be more likely to use artificial sweeteners. Nonetheless, the correlation was both strong and concerning.
Another article described how sucralose interferes with the gut microbiome and, by doing so, interferes with immunotherapy’s anti-cancer effects.
Gut microbiota composition is directly associated with response to immunotherapies in cancer. How the diet impacts the gut microbiota and downstream immune responses to cancer remains unclear. Here, we show that consumption of a common non-nutritive
sweetener, sucralose, modifies microbiome composit…
Immunotherapy was less effective for cancer patients consuming more sucralose. In a mouse model, the researchers confirmed that sucralose diminished response rates, and altered the gut microbiome and the immune system.
So here are two more studies suggesting that artificial sweeteners are not good for us. My suggestion with diet drinks: just say no.
