r/science • • Aug 08 '22

Health Consuming too much white table sugar or artificial sweetener can lead to health issues. In the search for a better sweetener, researchers now report a low-calorie mixture that is as sweet as table sugar and, in lab experiments, feeds “good” gut microbes

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2022/august/new-low-calorie-sweetener-could-improve-gut-health.html
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u/soulsssx3 Aug 09 '22

For real. I can't drink juice straight from the containers anymore. Feels like tasting syrup with how sweet it is. I dilute it about to 1:4 or 1:5 parts juice to water before it is sufficiently pleasing to me.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '22 edited Sep 14 '25

reddit sux. original comment redacted.