Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterDrinks such as Diet Coke and Red Bull that contain artificial sweeteners could increase your risk of developing cancer, scientists have warned. The fizzy drinks are made with sucralose, which you may recognise as popular sweetener brand name Splenda, that breaks up DNA when it's digested. The chemicals damage the ‘tight junctions,’ or interfaces, where cells in the gut wall connect to each other. Prof Schiffman added: "We found that gut cells exposed to sucralose-6-acetate had increased activity in genes related to oxidative stress, inflammation and carcinogenicity." Don't miss your Daily Record or Sunday Mail from Wednesday, May 31 until Sunday, June 4 2023 for your voucher.

Source: Daily Nation June 03, 2023 11:11 UTC