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Common sweetener suppresses mouse immune system — in high doses

Finding suggests that the sugar substitute sucralose could one day be used to treat autoimmune conditions.
  1. Max Kozlov
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High doses of sucralose — a potent, calorie-free sugar substitute that is 600 times sweeter than sucrose — reduce immune responses in mice, a study has found.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00784-w

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