• sweetener
sucralose
Glycemically inert, but the artificial sweetener with the most consistent gut-microbiome signal — and its manufacturing impurity sucralose-6-acetate raised (contested) genotoxicity questions.
2 well-supported · 0 disputed. This shows how settled each sub-question is, not whether sucralose is "good." Direction lives in each claim below.
The 3 claims about sucralose
Each keeps its own verdict — we never average them away.
sucralose does not raise blood glucose
Strong support
sucralose alters gut microbiome
Strong support
Does the sweetener sucralose harm how you handle blood sugar?
Contested Unclear — evidence is mixed; any effect seems to show up mainly when paired with carbs or in certain gut-microbe types.
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