Year in review: Gut reacts to artificial sweeteners

Microbe-saccharin mix disturbs metabolism

packets of Sweet'N Low

SWEETENER CONCERNS  The artificial sweetener saccharin, the main component in Sweet'N Low, interferes with the body’s ability to metabolize fuel, a condition that often precedes diabetes, obesity and other metabolic problems.

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It wasn’t a bittersweet year for saccharin — just bitter.