Advantame
Artificial Sweeteners
Potentially Harmful
Details
Definition
Artificial sweetener often derived from aspartame and vanillin and generally found in beverages or beverage powders. Advantame is 20,000 times sweeter than table sugar and can be used for baking and cooking.
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Health Impact
Artificial sweetener that can harm the gut and negatively impact gluten tolerance. Can also negatively impact metabolism, which may increase risk of certain diseases like type II diabetes, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease and some cancers.
Sources
Gut bacteria, artificial sweeteners and glucose intolerance
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/694381Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort
https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj-2022-071204Artificial sweeteners and cancer risk: Results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003950Reading ingredients made easy. For quicker, healthier decisions.
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