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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...

As the temperature drops, our cravings often rise. It’s not just the call to indulge in comfort food; there’s a biological reason we tend to overeat in winter. Our gut can play a part in regulating those urges. Looking after your gut can reduce the drive to binge eat during winter, and help your digestive system work with you, not against you. Why Do We Binge Eat More in Winter? Winter often triggers a perfect storm for overeating in a few sneaky ways: Less sunlight means lower serotonin, which can leave you feeling low and reaching for comfort food. Being...

Having trouble managing your sugar cravings? Ongoing sugar cravings could point to gut microbiome imbalance. Here are five signs that could connect your sugar cravings to your gut health. Struggling with regularity? Irregular bowels might be a sign your gut could be struggling to digestand retain nutrients. This can result in your body craving sugar as a quick energy source. Growing list of food intolerances? If the list of foods you can tolerate is shrinking rapidly, this could be a sign of inflammation in your gut. This could lead to the brain releasing chemicals that might trigger cravings for sugary foods...