#harmful effects of stable sucralose molecules on microbial growth

[scottguy]

Will we ever find an artificial sweeter that is problem free? First it was saccharin but hat was possibly carcinogenic. Then aspartame, but I've read journal articles citing bad health effects (I often wonder if the sugar and corn syrup industries fund those studies), now it's Splenda/sucralose.

This is why I just use sugar.

The human body's inability to break down sucralose, an artificial sweetener found in many zero-calorie food and drink products, is well established by scientific research. The compound is so stable that it escapes wastewater treatment processing and is in drinking water and aquatic environments. "We can't break down sucralose, and a lot of microorganisms can't break it down, either, because it's a really tough molecule that doesn't degrade easily. So there are a lot of questions about how it is affecting the environment and whether it's something that could impact our microbial communities," said Tracey Schafer, an assistant research scientist for the University of Florida's Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and the soil, water and ecosystem sciences department, part of UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

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