Chemical found in popular sweetener damages DNA – REPORT
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have conducted a study that reveals concerning information about the artificial sweetener, sucralose. Previous research conducted by the same team identified fat-soluble compounds produced in the gut after consuming sucralose, one of which is sucralose-6-acetate. This new work has shown that sucralose-6-acetate is genotoxic, meaning it has the ability to damage DNA. In addition, trace amounts of the compound can …