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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Massey

Commonly used sweetener has ‘unexpected effect on immune system’, say scientists

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An artificial sweetener commonly used in hot drinks and found in diet soft drinks could suppress the immune response to disease in mice, new research suggests.

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute found that consuming a high amount of sucralose lowers activation of T cells – a type of white blood cell – in the animals.

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