TOXIC: STUDY

Jerusalem, Oct. 2: Artificial sweeteners and sport supplements may be toxic to digestive gut microbes, a study warns.

The study, published in the journal Molecules, indicated relative toxicity of six artificial sweeteners ( aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neotame, advantame, and acesulfame potassium- k) and 10 sport supplements containing these artificial sweeteners. The bacteria found in the digestive system became toxic.