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Artificial Sweeteners Can Harm Sugar Levels

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An Israeli scientist says that artificial sweeteners should no longer be assumed safe after his lab published peer-reviewed research suggesting they may increase sugar levels in the body. Immunologist Prof. Eran Elinav of the Weizmann Institute of Science told The Times of Israel that unless it is proved that his team’s concerns are unfounded, “we should not assume they are safe.”

According to the study, published in the journal Cell, consuming saccharin and sucralose harms the ability of healthy adults to dispose of glucose in their bodies. It is long-awaited human research from the Israeli team that rang alarm bells about artificial sweeteners eight years ago based on a study with rodents. Scientists argued at the time that sugar substitutes were introduced to satisfy the sweet tooth with less harm to glucose levels. Now, they have broadly validated their study by monitoring dozens of adults who usually avoid artificial sweeteners when they consume them. This strongly challenges the common assumption that sweeteners provide a harmless hit of sweetness without any health cost, Elinav added.

The scientists conducted their experiment with the four most common sweeteners: saccharin, sucralose, aspartame, and stevia. The first two appeared to significantly impair glucose response, but all four of them caused changes in the gut bacteria and the microbiome. Elinav stated: “We found that the gut microbe composition and function changes in response to consumption of all four sweetness, meaning that they are not inert to the human body.” These changes weren’t detected among other volunteers who were in control groups and therefore didn’t consume sweeteners.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l/ adjective מְלָאכוּתִי

    made by people, often as a copy of something natural

    No artificial sweeteners are used in this product.

  • Unfounded /ʌnˈfaʊndɪd/ adjective חֲסַר שַׁחַר

    If a claim or piece of news is unfounded, it is not based on facts

    There were unfounded rumors of alcohol abuse.

  • Dispose (Dispose of) /dɪsˈpəʊz/ verb השלך (השליך)

    to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away

    We have to dispose of this pile of old papers and magazines.

  • Assumption /əˈsʌmpʃ(ə)n/ noun הנחה

    something that you accept as true without question or proof

    There is an assumption that younger workers are easier to train.

  • Impair /ɪmˈpeə/ verb לִפְגוֹם

    to damage or weaken something so that it is less effective

    Not only do sleeping pills impair the function of sleep, but they also affect the way you feel the next day.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Do you like to eat sweets?
  2. What is your favorite sweet food?
  3. Do you believe that sweets have a big impact on our health? Why or why not?
  4. What things do you do that might damage your health?
  5. What can you do to improve your health?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. Based on the article, the scientist who conducted the study about artificial sweeteners is from what country?

  2. Based on the article, the following are the four most common sweeteners except for?

  3. What is the article all about?

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