Study finds artificial sweeteners could set the stage for diabetes

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Thursday, September 18, 2014
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A new study finds artificial sweeteners like Splenda may be setting the stage for people to get diabetes.

Researchers suspect that artificial sweeteners could be disrupting the bacteria in our system and triggering higher blood glucose levels and that's contributing to problems like diabetes and obesity.