These products contain a sweetener that destroys DNA and the human gut.

Too much sugar is bad forhuman health - not only can it cause obesity and diabetes, it is also the culprit of a decrease in intellectual abilities. To protect themselves from its harmful effects, many men and women buy soda, chewing gum and other sugar-free products. But these products are still sweet because they use sweeteners - even a pinch of these substances is enough to make the product tasty. There are many sweeteners, among which sucralose is very popular, which is indicated in the composition as a food additive E955. Recently, scientists have found that it is very dangerous: after entering our body, it turns into a compound that destroys DNA and causes the “leaky gut” syndrome.

A popular sweetener turned out to be very dangerous - it destroys DNA and the intestines

IMPORTANT: if you want to know what artificialsugar substitutes and how they were invented, read our article "How safer are artificial sweeteners than sugar?". They are indeed safer than regular sugar in many ways, but there are deadly substances among them - it seems that sucralose is one of them.

What is sucralose (E955)

Sucralose is an artificial sweetenerwhich was developed by Tate & Lyle in 1976. It was discovered by accident, while studying chlorinated sugar compounds - one of the researchers tasted them and found that they were 600 times sweeter than sucrose.

Sucralose first appeared in Canadian food products in 1991. After that, it began to spread more and more around the world, and by 2008 it was approved in more than 80 countries.

Like many other sweeteners, sucralose is a white powder.

She was loved for her pleasant sweetness, fastsolubility in water, as well as for low cost. It retains its taste properties even after heat treatment, so it can be used in the manufacture of yoghurts, purees and other products that undergo pasteurization. It also does not cause cavities, so it can be used in chewing gums.

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The dangers of sucralose for health

The fact that sucralose can be dangerous forhuman health, scientists have guessed for a long time. So, during experiments on rats, it was found that it can worsen the fecal microflora of rodents, greatly increase the level of acidity in the intestines and increase body weight. However, this effect has not been seen in humans, so it is considered safe. Moreover, initially scientists believed that sucralose is a non-metabolizable compound, that is, it does not break down into other substances inside the human body.

But then it turned out that once in the body,a popular sweetener becomes sucralose-6-acetate. In the course of laboratory experiments, scientists tracked how human blood cells and intestinal walls react to this compound. The results of the study of scientists are very alarming: it turned out that it increases the expression of genes associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and cancer. What's more, sucralose-6-acetam causes leaky gut syndrome, in which the intestinal walls become so thin that undigested food and toxins can enter the bloodstream. This can lead to very serious health problems.

Not only can foods with sucralose damage DNA, but they also harm the gut.

According to the authors of scientific work, sucraloseis a genotoxic compound, that is, a substance that destroys human DNA. According to the decision of experts from the European Food Safety Authority, a maximum of 0.15 micrograms of genotoxic substances can enter the human body daily - if there are more, problems cannot be avoided. If a person consumes carbonated drinks and other products with sucralose, he clearly receives more harm. So scientists are urging manufacturers to stop using this sweetener, and ordinary people not to consume products containing it.

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What foods contain sucralose

Sucralose is listed as food additive E955. It's commonly used in candies, bars, coffee capsules and many soft drinks - it's important to look at their labels before buying.

Food supplement E955 can be found not only in sweets, but also in canned fruits.

Also, sucralose is often added to cans of canned fruit - according to manufacturers, this is an excellent replacement for more high-calorie supplements based on corn syrup.

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In the end, it turns out that sucralose (E955)it is quite possible to add to our article “Products with which food additives you absolutely cannot buy.” Perhaps in the future it will be completely banned, but when exactly - no one can say for sure.