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Major new health risk over artificial sweeteners – Morning Bulletin
Artificial sweeteners used in diet drinks, chewing gum, and low-calorie yoghurts could pose a risk to treatments that rely on antibiotics, UQ scientists say.
Common artificial sweeteners used in diet drinks, chewing gum, low calorie yoghurts and many other foods may be speeding up the spread of antibiotic resistance, Queensland researchers warn.
Laboratory experiments by scientists at the University of Queensland’s Advanced Water Management Centre found low calorie sweeteners promoted the transfer of antibiotic resistant genes between bacteria.
They tested aspartame, saccharine, sucralose and acesulfame potassium as part of an investigation into the…
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