Health
Microbiome study explains how sugar hijacks an essential part of health – Inverse
Researchers find that high sugar consumption can disrupt the gut microbiome, leaving animals vulnerable to inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease.
In the world of food, few substances get quite as bad wrap as
sugar
.
It’s a fair evaluation: too much of the sweet stuff is linked to a myriad of negative health effects like fatty liver disease, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers.
In a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, scientists announced another insidious sugar side effect. Research suggests sugar consumption can disrupt the gut microbiome, make animals vulnerable to colon inflammation,…
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