Posted on 11/24/2022 9:54:30 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Sugar substitutes found in many supermarket foods have been shown to kill off antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause pneumonia and sepsis. Three artificial sweeteners used in products such as diet drinks, yogurts and desserts dramatically halt the growth of multidrug-resistant priority pathogens, but they also reduce the bacteria's resistance to commonly used antibiotics, meaning fewer are needed.
This discovery could lead the fight against superbugs.
"Artificial sweeteners are present in all diet and sugar-free foods," said Dr. Ronan McCarthy. "We discovered that these same sweeteners that you have with your coffee or in your 'sugar-free' soda could kill very dangerous bacteria and make them easier to treat. This is very exciting because normally it takes billions of dollars and decades to develop a new antibiotic drug, whereas we found a compound which can not only fight the pathogenic bacteria but also reverse its resistance to already existing antibiotics."
The researchers found that the sweeteners saccharin, cyclamate and acesulfame-K (called Ace-K) curb the two "priority pathogens" the World Health Organization says most urgently need new antibiotic treatments.
Used in yogurts, diet drinks and desserts, Ace-K can completely stop the growth of both priority pathogens Acinetobacter baumannii and aeruginosa. The two are super dangerous for people who are critically ill or have compromised immune systems, such as chemotherapy patients.
Homing in on the 200-times-sweeter-than-sugar Ace-K, the team found that it stops pathogens forming protective biofilms, which would usually help them stick around and cause chronic infections and develop antibiotic resistance. When used with antibiotics, Ace-K increased their killing power, meaning lower doses of antibiotics may be needed to treat a patient.
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I suspect this happened to my husband and I about 10 years ago when we tried one of those prepackaged diets with all fake sugar. It destroyed our digestive systems, plus he got a lot of new onset allergies and I got IBS. He finally recovered going on Keto four years ago. We both tried probiotics but they made us both so sick (except I could tolerate water Kefir)
Anyway, I was able to keep on an even keel with IBS with a low carb and low FODMAP diet until a few months ago. I believe I am finally healed of IBS and I think it had something to do with the protocol I took during Covid. I also can digest red meat now when it before caused me digestive distress and a rash.
I have to void artificial sweeteners exams they cause me diarrhea. I also heard aspartame causes memory loss.
Correction. I have to avoid artificial sweeteners because they cause me intestinal distress.
Sheesh....I’m 73 and know about good and bad intestinal microbes and immunity. The “FLORA” moniker threw me because it’s stupid.
BTW, a gaffer can be one of several things. In England it can mean a boss, other places it can mean an old fart, in TV and film it means chief electrician, etc. Some places it can also mean an electrician
I have been or am most of those.
Cyclamates were banned in the US because the sugar industry paid handsomely for a study feeding rats MASSIVE amounts of cyclamate, These rats (which were of a strain predisposed to have cancer) developed cancer.
Massive publicity, lobbying of congress, and for all I know greased palms at the FDA and viola! Cyclamates were banned.
That was cyclamate, perfect sweet flavor, no after taste, no off flavor notes.
Sweet n Low is saccharin.
Not all of us.
Only the 95% Agenda 21 targets...
I agree. These ‘cancer causing....’ studies are BS. Feed enough of anything to rats so they drown in it and then you can call it ‘causes cancer.’
I believe it - I don’t really do the “keto” thing, but 24 hour fasting daily regularly, 48 hour fast once in a while, and it gives the “gut” time to repair and regroup for lack of a better term among other things, and rest for the digestive system. I drink a live yeast Hefe Weissen now and then to keep my gut flora healthy. Yep, that’s my story and I’m stickin’ with it.
“Artificial sweeteners found to kill off antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Ace-K & saccharin)”
Correction:
Artificial sweeteners found to cause cancer and kill off humans (Ace-K & saccharin)
Agree if cancer loves sugar does it also love sugar substitutes.
Cyclamates was banned here in the 70’s. I seem to recall having a “Ban Cyclamates” sticker on a school book one time. Didn’t really know what artificial sweeteners were. Didn’t care. TAB was only thing about artificial sweeteners I had any real knowledge of. Man that was nasty stuff.
I drank real coke. Not the new improved version with HFCS. Cane sugar.
Don’t really consume much sugar. I like it fine, but don’t seem to need it so much as to use artificial.
I never liked the taste of those pink packets of sweet n low and remember my grandma thinking it was healthier than sugar back then. She listened to the so called experts lol.
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