Negative Auswirkungen künstlicher Süßstoffe könnten sich auf die nächste Generation übertragen, wie Untersuchungen an Mäusen nahelegen. Die Veränderungen der Genexpression, der Glukosetoleranz und des fäkalen Mikrobioms könnten möglicherweise die Anfälligkeit für Erkrankungen wie Diabetes erhöhen – genau das Problem, das die Süßstoffe lösen wollten.

Negative effects of artificial sweeteners may pass on to next generation, mouse research suggests

Artificial sweeteners are a popular alternative to sugar, often included in low-sugar or no-sugar foods and beverages marketed at people looking to improve their health. But new research in mice suggests that these sweeteners could have unexpected health impacts which can be passed on to offspring and even to the second generation. The changes observed by the scientists, including gene expression, glucose tolerance, and the fecal microbiome, could potentially increase vulnerability to metabolic health conditions like diabetes — the very problem the sweeteners were trying to solve.

For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2026.1694149/full

From an ethical standpoint, it seems to be increasingly obvious that it is unethical to have children and knowingly pass genetic, epigenetic, and environmental issues like microplastics and ecosystem collapse onto them, when they are in no position to consent to any of that.

Sample size is 47 mice, is that a sizeable enough population for this study to mean anything substantive? 

#The sweeteners were never invented to decrease diabetes. They were to be non- or low-calorie.

I wonder who financed this study. And who financed them. Lookin‘ at you, Big Sugga.