ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Intense Sweeteners, Taste Receptors and the Gut Microbiome: A Metabolic Health Perspective.
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- Sucralose-Enhanced Adipogenesis on Preadipocyte Human Cell Line During Differentiation Process.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Integrating Computational and Experimental Methods to Identify Novel Sweet Peptides from Egg and Soy Proteins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Consumption of the Non-Nutritive Sweetener Stevia for 12 Weeks Does Not Alter the Composition of the Human Gut Microbiota.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Distinct microbiome of tongue coating and gut in type 2 diabetes with yellow tongue coating.Heliyon · 2024Article
- The Effects of Artificial Sweeteners on Intestinal Nutrient-Sensing Receptors: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, and Vascular Impediment as Consequences of Excess Processed Food Consumption.Cureus · 2022Review
- Is There an Academic Bias against Low-Energy Sweeteners?Nutrients · 2022Article
- Interactions of Non-Nutritive Artificial Sweeteners with the Microbiome in Metabolic Syndrome.Immunometabolism · 2022Article
- Fueling Gut Microbes: A Review of the Interaction between Diet, Exercise, and the Gut Microbiota in Athletes.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Review
- Do Gut Microbes Taste?Nutrients · 2021Review
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- Oral, Tongue-Coating Microbiota, and Metabolic Disorders: A Novel Area of Interactive Research.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Review
- Diet Sugar-Free Carbonated Soda Beverage, Non-Caloric Flavors Consumption, and Diabetic Retinopathy: Any Linkage.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
- Artificial Sweeteners: History and New Concepts on Inflammation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Intense sweeteners (IS) are often marketed as a healthier alternative to sugars, with the potential to aid in combating the worldwide rise of diabetes and obesity. However, their use has been counterintuitively associated with impaired glucose homeostasis, weight gain and altered gut microbiota. The nature of these associations, and the mechanisms responsible, are yet to be fully elucidated. Differences in their interaction with taste receptors may be a potential explanatory factor. Like sugars, IS stimulate sweet taste receptors, but due to their diverse structures, some are also able to stimulate bitter taste receptors. These receptors are expressed in the oral cavity and extra-orally, including throughout the gastrointestinal tract. They are involved in the modulation of appetite, glucose homeostasis and gut motility. Therefore, taste genotypes resulting in functional receptor changes and altered receptor expression levels may be associated with metabolic conditions. IS and taste receptors may both interact with the gastrointestinal microbiome, and their interactions may potentially explain the relationship between IS use, obesity and metabolic outcomes. While these elements are often studied in isolation, the potential interactions remain unexplored. Here, the current evidence of the relationship between IS use, obesity and metabolic outcomes is presented, and the potential roles for interactions with taste receptors and the gastrointestinal microbiota in modulating these relationships are explored.
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