Artificial sweetener Splenda could intensify symptoms in those with Crohn's disease

(Case Western Reserve University) In a study that has implications for humans with inflammatory diseases, researchers have found that, given over a six-week period, the artificial sweetener sucralose, known by the brand name Splenda, worsens gut inflammation in mice with Crohn's disease, but had no substantive effect on those without the condition.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news