A new study finds a common sweetener may damage your DNA. Getty ImagesA new study finds that ...

A new study finds a common sweetener may damage your DNA. Getty ImagesA new study finds that a common artificial sweetener may damage your DNA.The zero-calorie sweetener in question is sucralose, sold under the brand name Splenda. It is about 600 times sweeter than table sugar.The study found that sucralose may lead to a leaky gut lining, and increase the activity of genes related to inflammation and cancer.A study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a chemical formed from one artificial sweeteners might also damage our DNA.The zero-calorie sweetener in question is sucralose, which is about 600 times sweeter than table sugarThe World Health Organization recently recommended against using certain sugar substitutes to help lose weight, saying there is little evidence of long-term benefit.Sucralose, known in the United States by the brand name Splenda, is used in thousands of products, including baked goods, beverages, chewing gum, gelatins and frozen dairy desserts.In addition to DNA damage, the new study found that sucralose may lead to a leaky gut lining, and increase the activity of genes related to inflammation and cancer.The findings from this study Ӳaise health and safety concerns regarding the continued presence of sucralose in the food supply,Ԡthe authors wrote May 29 in a paper published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part BHow sucralose impacts your healthRegulatory approval of sucralose is based on studies that assume that it passes through the body unchanged.But the authors of the new study point to earlier research...Continue reading