멜루카 호주 블로그 — Artificial Sweeteners

For many of us, a diet soft drink feels like the perfect guilt-free indulgence, all the fizz and flavour without the calories. Yet emerging research on diet soft drinks and gut microbiome disruption paints a more concerning picture. Artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin in these beverages can alter gut bacteria balance, potentially fostering dysbiosis, inflammation, and metabolic shifts. 1 2 Disrupting the Balance Studies show these non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) reduce beneficial bacteria such as Clostridiaceae, Ruminococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Bifidobacteria, and Lactobacillus acidophilus while boosting pro-inflammatory strains like Proteobacteria and E. coli. A 2025 human trial found aspartame and sucralose...