How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars
Signals from sweeteners and sugars are relayed from the gut to the brain by different neural pathways, a new study concludes.
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Signals from sweeteners and sugars are relayed from the gut to the brain by different neural pathways, a new study concludes.
If your gut is telling you the difference between real sugar and an artificial sweetener, it may be right
Sugar preference isn't just a matter of taste - it's deeper than that DURHAM, N.C. - Your taste buds may or may not be able to tell real sugar from a sugar substitute like Splenda, but there are cells in your intestines that can and do...
Your taste buds may or may not be able to tell real sugar from a sweetener substitute like Splenda, but your gut can.
A section of mouse intestines shows in green the relatively scarce neuropod cells in the epithelium that are responsible for communicating conditions