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Mark Waghorn

An Artificial Sweetener Could Cure Autoimmune Diseases That Doesn’t Protect The Body

In this photo illustration, Taylor Jane Stimmler, whose had type 1 diabetes since she was a teenager, displays her insulin and needles used for injection, on March 02, 2023, in New York City. An artificial sweetener could be the cure for autoimmune diseases. SPENCER PLATT/SWNS TALKER

Artificial sweetener Splenda may hold the key to curing type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research by the Journal Nature.

High doses of sucralose, the basis for the popular sweetener, prevented cells from attacking healthy body tissue in mice.

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