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02-06-2023, 09:30 AM
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Chemical Found In Widely Used Artificial Sweetener Damages DNA
Jun 01, 2023 12:43 AM By Suneeta Sunny (https://www.sammyboy.com/roles%3Aauthenticated%20user;Reporter)
A widely used no-calorie sweetener contains a chemical that damages DNA, a new study has found.
Researchers from North Carolina State University found that sucralose-6-acetate – a chemical formed while digesting the artificial sweetener sucralose and is sold under the name Splenda – can be genotoxic.
A substance is called genotoxic (https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/en/electromagnetic-fields/glossary/ghi/genotoxic-genotoxicity.htm#:~:text=Similar%20term(s)%3A%20ge notoxicity,birth%20defects%20(inheritable%20damage ).) when it binds directly or acts...
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Chemical Found In Widely Used Artificial Sweetener Damages DNA
Jun 01, 2023 12:43 AM By Suneeta Sunny (https://www.sammyboy.com/roles%3Aauthenticated%20user;Reporter)
A widely used no-calorie sweetener contains a chemical that damages DNA, a new study has found.
Researchers from North Carolina State University found that sucralose-6-acetate – a chemical formed while digesting the artificial sweetener sucralose and is sold under the name Splenda – can be genotoxic.
A substance is called genotoxic (https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/en/electromagnetic-fields/glossary/ghi/genotoxic-genotoxicity.htm#:~:text=Similar%20term(s)%3A%20ge notoxicity,birth%20defects%20(inheritable%20damage ).) when it binds directly or acts...
Read more (https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/chemical-found-in-widely-used-artificial-sweetener-damages-dna.342218/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/chemical-found-in-widely-used-artificial-sweetener-damages-dna.342218/).